Vitexin is an apigenin flavone glucoside, a chemical compound found in the passion flower, Vitex agnus-castus (chaste tree or chasteberry), in the Phyllostachys nigra bamboo leaves,
Metabolism
Goitrogenicity of millet flavones : Vitexin inhibits thyroid peroxidase thus contributing to
goiter.
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Vitexin beta-glucosyltransferase
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Vitexin 2"-O-rhamnoside 7-O-methyltransferase
See also
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Isovitexin (or homovitexin, saponaretin) is the apigenin-6- C-glucoside.
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Orientin, the 3'-OH derivative
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