"Pterocarpans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of compounds which can be described as benzo-pyrano-furano-benzenes which can be formed from ISOFLAVONES by internal coupling of the B ring to the 4-ketone position. Members include medicarpin, phaseolin, and pisatin which are found in FABACEAE.
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D036343
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.266.450.400.687 D03.633.100.127.637 D03.633.100.150.266.450.400.687 D03.633.400.748
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pterocarpans" by people in Profiles.
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Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses identify a role for chlorophyll catabolism and phytoalexin during Medicago nonhost resistance against Asian soybean rust. Sci Rep. 2015 Aug 12; 5:13061.
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Medicarpin, a legume phytoalexin, stimulates osteoblast differentiation and promotes peak bone mass achievement in rats: evidence for estrogen receptor ß-mediated osteogenic action of medicarpin. J Nutr Biochem. 2012 Jan; 23(1):27-38.
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Structural basis for dual functionality of isoflavonoid O-methyltransferases in the evolution of plant defense responses. Plant Cell. 2006 Dec; 18(12):3656-69.