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More on Coumarins Definition: Synthetic or naturally occurring substances related to coumarin, the delta-lactone of coumarinic acid. The various coumarins have a wide range of proposed actions and uses including as ANTICOAGULANTS, pharmaceutical aids, indicators and reagents, photoreactive substances, and ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS.      Other names 1,2-Benzopyrones; Benzopyran 2 ones; 1,2 Benzopyrones; 1,2 Benzo Pyrones; Coumarines; Benzopyran-2-ones; 1,2-Benzo-Pyrones
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
osthol [ 7-methoxy-8-(3-methylpent-2-enyl)coumarin,osthole ]
  from Cnidium monnieri and Angelica pubescens (both Apiaceae); structure given in first source 		484-12-8   *Coumarins Apiaceae Angelica
Pharma Action Adjuvants, Immunologic; Calcium Channel Blockers 		Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1985;33(4):1676

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