Smallanthus fruticosus
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Smallanthus fruticosus is a plant species in the genus Smallanthus
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P. fruticosa contains the cytotoxic flavone centaureidin
and the flavanone sakuranetin
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Smallanthus
Smallanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae . By 1997 there were at least 21 species.Species include:*Smallanthus apus*Smallanthus connatus*Smallanthus fruticosus*Smallanthus glabratus...
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P. fruticosa contains the cytotoxic flavone centaureidin
Centaureidin
Centaureidin is an O-methylated flavonol. It can be isolated from Tanacetum microphyllum, Brickellia veronicaefolia, Bidens pilosa and Polymnia fruticosa....
and the flavanone sakuranetin
Sakuranetin
Sakuranetin is a flavanone, a type of flavonoid. It can be found in Polymnia fruticosa and rice, where it acts as a phytoalexin against spore germination of Pyricularia oryzae.-Metabolism:...
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