"Benzoflavones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D001571
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.266.450.175 D03.633.100.150.266.450.175
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| Concept/Terms |
Benzoflavones- Benzoflavones
- Benzoflavone Compounds
- Compounds, Benzoflavone
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Benzoflavones" by people in Profiles.
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Selective targeting of FAK-Pyk2 axis by alpha-naphthoflavone abrogates doxorubicin resistance in breast cancer cells. Cancer Lett. 2015 Jun 28; 362(1):25-35.
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Effects of a single dose of the cytochrome P450 inducer, beta-naphthoflavone, on hepatic and renal covalent DNA modifications (I-compounds). Toxicology. 1995 Dec 15; 104(1-3):165-77.