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Abstract
7-Hydroxycoumarins. Substances present in many plants, especially umbelliferae. Umbelliferones are used in sunscreen preparations and may be mutagenic. Their derivatives are used in liver therapy, as reagents, plant growth factors, sunscreens, insecticides, parasiticides, choleretics, spasmolytics, etc.
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- 7-Hydroxycoumarins
- 7 Hydroxycoumarins
- Hydrangin
- Skimmetin
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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/biosyn permitted if by plant
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- Coumarins (1969-1976)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Umbelliferones. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014468. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014468
- Umbelliferones. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73606653