Description
4-Bromoflavonedisplaysantioxidativeandchemopreventiveactivities.4-BromoflavoneactivatesNrf2-Keap1-AREcomplexsignalingandalsoinducesquinonereductaseandotherphaseIIenzymes.Additionally,thiscompoundpreventsthedevelopmentofmammarytumors,increasingtumorlatencyinvivo.
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