A group of compounds consisting of two aryl rings linked by seven carbons (HEPTANES) which may be acyclic (linear) or cyclic. It is a group of secondary metabolites in polyketide synthesis pathway best exemplified by a linear diarylheptanoid CURCUMIN.
Also Known As:
Diarylheptanones; Derivative, Diarylheptanoid; Diarylheptanoid, Cyclic; Diarylheptanoids, Acyclic; Diarylheptanoids, Cyclic; Diarylheptanoids, Linear; Heptanoids, Diaryl; Acyclic Diarylheptanoids; Curcuminoid; Curcuminoids; Cyclic Diarylheptanoid; Cyclic Diarylheptanoids; Diaryl Heptanoids; Diarylheptanoid; Diarylheptanoid Derivative; Diarylheptanoid Derivatives; Linear Diarylheptanoids