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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > chemical compounds > organic compounds > heterocyclic compounds > heterocyclic oxygen compounds > pyrans > benzopyrans > coumarins > umbelliferones
Preferred Term:

umbelliferones

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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
coumarins
Entry Terms:
  • 7-hydroxycoumarins
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/210023
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RDF/XMLCreated 2014-02-05, last modified 2014-11-17