Preferred Label : umbelliferones;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : 7-hydroxycoumarins; 7 hydroxycoumarins;
MeSH hyponym : skimmetin; hydrangin;
MeSH annotation : /biosyn permitted if by plant;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbelliferones;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D014468;
UMLS CUI : C0041631;
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- haloxon [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
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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.