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tanshinones

tanshinones is the plural of tanshinone.

Meaning of tanshinone

Noun

tanshinone (plural tanshinones)

  1. Any of a family of diterpene quinones, isolated from tan shen, that are transcription factor inhibitors
    • Possibly, a low concentration in the water-extract of pharmacologically active lipophilic compounds, including tanshinones, led to a lack of efficacy of Danshen.2015 July 21, “Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root Water-Extract (Danshen) Has No Beneficial Effect on Cardiovascular Risk Factors. A Randomized Double-Blind Cross-Over Trial”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about tanshinones

What is tanshinones the plural of?
Tanshinones is the plural of tanshinone.

Words near tanshinones in the dictionary

  1. tanshinoate
  2. tanshinoates
  3. tanshinol
  4. tanshinols
  5. tanshinone
  6. tanshinones
  7. tanshinquinone
  8. Tanshui
  9. tansies
  10. Tanski
  11. Tanskis

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