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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. heterocyclic oxygen compounds
  3. pyrans
  4. benzopyrans
  5. coumarins
  6. umbelliferones

Preferred term

umbelliferones

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2014

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • 7-hydroxycoumarins

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/210023

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