phytomolecule

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English

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Etymology

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From phyto- +‎ molecule.

Noun

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phytomolecule (plural phytomolecules)

  1. Any molecule of a phytocompound; the phytocompound itself
    • 2015 November 19, “Sphingosine Kinase 2 and Ceramide Transport as Key Targets of the Natural Flavonoid Luteolin to Induce Apoptosis in Colon Cancer Cells”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The finding that the natural phytomolecule luteolin can act as a SphK2 inhibitor may have implications in this field, and in developing this class of inhibitors.