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wedelolactone

wedelolactone noun: a coumestan found in Eclipta alba and in Wedelia calendulacea.

Noun

wedelolactone (uncountable)

  1. A coumestan found in Eclipta alba and in Wedelia calendulacea.
    • We investigated the anti-hyperlipidemic effect and the underlying mechanism of wedelolactone, a plant-derived coumestan, in HepG2 cells and high-fat diet (HFD)−induced hyperlipidemic hamsters.2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about wedelolactone

What does wedelolactone mean?
Wedelolactone means a coumestan found in Eclipta alba and in Wedelia calendulacea.
What part of speech is wedelolactone?
Wedelolactone is a noun.

Words near wedelolactone in the dictionary

  1. Wedells
  2. wedeln
  3. wedelned
  4. wedelning
  5. wedelns
  6. wedelolactone
  7. wedeloside
  8. wedelosides
  9. wedels
  10. Wedemeyer
  11. Wedemeyers

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