Prenylflavonoid

It is usually assumed that the addition of hydrophobic prenyl groups facilitate attachment to cell membranes.

[2] Monoprenyl isoflavone epoxidase is a key enzyme in fungal Botrytis cinerea metabolism of prenylated flavonoids.

[12] A number of bio-active chemicals have been reported from Millettia pachycarpa including several prenylflavonoids.

[13][14] Several chemical analyses have yielded a number of novel prenylated isoflavones including erysenegalensein E, euchrenone b10, isoerysenegalensein E, 6,8-diprenylorobol, furowanin A and B, millewanins-F, G and H, warangalone, and auriculasin from the leaves.

Luteone is another prenylated isoflavone found in the pods of Laburnum anagyroides.