Chemicals and Drugs

Pterocarpans

A group of compounds which can be described as benzo-pyrano-furano-benzenes which can be formed from ISOFLAVONES by internal coupling of the B ring to the 4-ketone position. Members include medicarpin, phaseolin, and pisatin which are found in FABACEAE.

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A group of compounds which can be described as benzo-pyrano-furano-benzenes which can be formed from ISOFLAVONES by internal coupling of the B ring to the 4-ketone position. Members include medicarpin, phaseolin, and pisatin which are found in FABACEAE.

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

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2003

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  1. D03w.383.663.283.266.450w.400w.687w
  2. D03w.633.100.127w.637w
  3. D03w.633.100.150.266.450w.400w.687w
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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pterocarpans. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D036343. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D036343
  2. Pterocarpans. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterocarpan
  3. Pterocarpans. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7256727