Chemicals and Drugs

Furocoumarins

Polycyclic compounds consisting of a furan ring fused with coumarin. They commonly occur in PLANTS, especially UMBELLIFERAE and RUTACEAE, as well as PSORALEA.

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Abstract

Polycyclic compounds consisting of a furan ring fused with coumarin. They commonly occur in PLANTS, especially UMBELLIFERAE and RUTACEAE, as well as PSORALEA.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Furanocoumarin
  • Furanocoumarins
  • Furocoumarin
  • Angelicins
  • Psoralens

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Aspects Covered

27 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse entry term PSORALENS with the specific drug PSORALEN see FICUSIN; do not index here for psoralens in PUVA THERAPY unless particularly discussed

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History Note

2015 (1979)

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Previous Indexing

  • Coumarins (1966-1978)
  • Furans (1966-1978)

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NLM Classification

QV 60

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Furocoumarins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011564. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011564
  2. Furocoumarins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furanocoumarin
  3. Furocoumarins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q414774