loureirin

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English

Etymology

From Loureiro +‎ -in.

Noun

loureirin (plural loureirins)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of isomeric aromatic ketones, 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)propanone, found in dragon's blood.
    • 2015 July 9, “MicroRNA-23b Inhibits the Proliferation and Migration of Heat-Denatured Fibroblasts by Targeting Smad3”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Bai et al. found that loureirin B could inhibit scar fibroblast proliferation through the TGF-β1/Smad2/3 pathway.