Retusin (flavonol) explained

Retusin (flavonol) should not be confused with retusin (isoflavone).

Retusin is an O-methylated flavonol, a type of flavonoid. It can be found in Origanum vulgare[1] and in Ariocarpus retusus.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120908230042/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T4R-4SSGCR8-1&_user=4296857&_coverDate=08/31/2008&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000012518&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=4296857&md5=c679acfd8878a2004c6d481e7b989eab Exudate flavones and flavanones in Origanum species and their interspecific variation. Melpomene Skoula, Renée J. Grayer, Geoffrey C. Kite and Nigel C. Veitch, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, Volume 36, Issue 8, August 2008, Pages 646-654
  2. http://kanaya.naist.jp/knapsack_jsp/information.jsp?word=C00004653 Retusin (Ariocarpus) on kanaya.naist.jp

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