Abstract
Flavonoids are becoming very popular because of their many health-promoting effects. Different compounds comprises the flavonoids; among them, flavones is a group of oxygen-containing heterocycles. Members of the flavone class have been associated with a wide variety of biological activities and may be useful in the treatment of certain diseases. This chapter explains the biological significance as well as synthesis and isolation of flavones.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Bioactive Heterocycles |
| Subtitle of host publication | Synthesis and Biological Evaluation |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 235-258 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781622576364 |
| State | Published - Jan 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |