Chemicals and Drugs

Diarylheptanoids

A group of compounds consisting of two aryl rings linked by seven carbons (HEPTANES) which may be acyclic (linear) or cyclic. It is a group of secondary metabolites in polyketide synthesis pathway best exemplified by a linear diarylheptanoid CURCUMIN.

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A group of compounds consisting of two aryl rings linked by seven carbons (HEPTANES) which may be acyclic (linear) or cyclic. It is a group of secondary metabolites in polyketide synthesis pathway best exemplified by a linear diarylheptanoid CURCUMIN.

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  • Diaryl Heptanoids
  • Diarylheptanoid
  • Diarylheptanoid Derivative
  • Diarylheptanoid Derivatives
  • Derivative, Diarylheptanoid
  • Heptanoids, Diaryl
  • Acyclic Diarylheptanoids
  • Curcuminoid
  • Curcuminoids
  • Cyclic Diarylheptanoid
  • Cyclic Diarylheptanoids
  • Diarylheptanones
  • Linear Diarylheptanoids
  • Diarylheptanoid, Cyclic
  • Diarylheptanoids, Acyclic
  • Diarylheptanoids, Cyclic
  • Diarylheptanoids, Linear

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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2003

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Diarylheptanoids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D036381. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D036381
  2. Diarylheptanoids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarylheptanoid
  3. Diarylheptanoids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13612179