# Karanjin

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**Karanjin** is a [furanoflavonol](/source/Furanoflavonol), a type of [flavonoid](/source/Flavonoid). It is obtained from the seeds of the karanja tree (*[Millettia pinnata](/source/Millettia_pinnata)* or *Pongamia glabra* Vent.), a tree growing wild in south India. Karanjin is an [acaricide](/source/Acaricide) and [insecticide](/source/Insecticide).[citation needed] Karanjin is reported to have [nitrification](/source/Nitrification) [inhibitory](/source/Inhibitory) properties.[1] Its formula was discovered by [D. B. Limaye](/source/D._B._Limaye).[2]

## References

1. Majumdar, Deepanjan; Pandya, Bhavesh; Arora, Anu; Dhara, Soni (2004). "Potential use of karanjin (3-methoxy furano-2′,3′,7,8-flavone) as a nitrification inhibitor in different soil types". *Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science*. **50** (4–5): 455. [doi:10.1080/03650340410001689406](https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340410001689406). [S2CID 96706313](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:96706313)

1. ["Dr. D. B. Limaye - The Founder of Institutionalized Chemical Research in Western India"](https://www.isca.me/rjrs/archive/v1/iISC-2011/40.ISCA-ISC-2011-20SocS-02.php). *Research Journal of Recent Sciences*. **1** (ISC-2011): 259–264. 2012.

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