Umbelliferones
"Umbelliferones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014468
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.446.912 D03.438.150.446.912
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