A group of compounds consisting of two aryl rings linked by seven carbons (HEPTANES) which may be acyclic (linear) or cyclic. It is a group of secondary metabolites in polyketide synthesis pathway best exemplified by a linear diarylheptanoid CURCUMIN.

Synonyms: Diarylheptanoids, Acyclic, Derivative, Diarylheptanoid, Diarylheptanones, Diarylheptanoids, Cyclic, Acyclic Diarylheptanoids, Curcuminoids, Diarylheptanoids, Curcuminoid, Diarylheptanoid Derivatives, Cyclic Diarylheptanoids, Heptanoids, Diaryl, 0, Diarylheptanoid Derivative, Diarylheptanoid, Cyclic, Linear Diarylheptanoids, Diarylheptanoids, Linear, Diaryl Heptanoids, Cyclic Diarylheptanoid, Diarylheptanoid