Tetuin is a

flavone Flavone is an organic compound with the formula . A white solid, flavone is a derivative of chromone with a phenyl (Ph) substituent adjacent to the ether group. The compound is of little direct practical importance, but susbstituted derivatives, t ...

, a type of flavonoid. It is the 6-O-

glucoside A glucoside is a glycoside that is derived from glucose. Glucosides are common in plants, but rare in animals. Glucose is produced when a glucoside is hydrolysed by purely chemical means, or decomposed by fermentation or enzymes. The name was o ...

of baicalein. It can be isolated from the seeds of ''

Oroxylum indicum ''Oroxylum indicum'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the monotypic genus ''Oroxylum'' and the family Bignoniaceae, and is commonly called Indian trumpet tree, oroxylum, Indian trumpet flower, broken bones, Indian caper, scythe tree o ...

'', the Indian trumpetflower,Mehta C. R. and Mehta T. P., 1959 Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 36:468 known as टेटु ''tetu'' in Marathi.

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Flavone glucosides Resorcinols {{Aromatic-stub