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Benzoflavones MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Benzoflavones
Tree Number(s)
D03.383.663.283.266.450.175
D03.633.100.150.266.450.175
Unique ID
D001571
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001571
Scope Note
Organic compounds containing a BENZENE ring attached to a flavone group. Some of these are potent arylhydrocarbon hydroxylase inhibitors. They may also inhibit the binding of NUCLEIC ACIDS to BENZOPYRENES and related compounds. The designation includes all isomers; the 7,8-isomer is most frequently encountered.
Entry Term(s)
Benzoflavone Compounds
Pharm Action
Enzyme Inhibitors
Registry Number
0
Previous Indexing
Flavones (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under FLAVONES 1979-90
History Note
91(79); was see under FLAVONES 1979-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1977/12/09
Revision Date
2016/05/27
Benzoflavones Preferred
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