// Definition
A compound class combining flavonoid structural features with nitrogen atoms characteristic of alkaloids. A newly coined term for nitrogen-containing flavonoid-like compounds found in cannabis, bridging two traditionally separate chemical families.
// From the Episode
Dr. Mark Lewis noted the spiro quinoline alkaloid has flavonoid-like biosynthetic precursors. A Canadian research group previously identified flavonoids containing nitrogen in cannabis and coined the term 'flavo alkaloid.'