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Acacia

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Definition: A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. The gums and tanning agents obtained from Acacia are called GUM ARABIC. The common name of catechu is more often used for Areca catechu (ARECA).  acacia pharmaceut agents are probably GUM ARABIC; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific    Other names Wattle Tree; Locust Tree; catechus, Acacia; Wattle Trees; Trees, Locust; Tree, Locust; Acacias; Acacia catechu; catechu, Acacia; Trees, Wattle; Tree, Wattle; Locust Trees; Acacia catechus
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
ACTI protein, Acacia confusa  147415-42-7   *Plant Proteins Acacia Trypsin Inhibitors. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1992 May 15;184(3):1524-8
Secholex  67167-34-4   *Acacia DEAE-Dextran/*analogs & derivatives Drug Combinations Anion Exchange Resins. Atherosclerosis 24(3):407;1976; Klin Wochenschr 56(3):99;1978
willardiine  21416-43-3 (S)-alpha-amino-3,4-dihydro-2,4-dioxo-1(2H)-pyrimidine propanoic acid  *Uracil Alanine/*analogs & derivatives Acacia. Biochem J 129(4):897;1972

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