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coumarin

Also known as: coumarin derivatives, coumarin, coumarins

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Active Plant Principles and Applications in Plant Medicine irispublishers.com Daniela Rebeca Ardelean, Ramona Stef, Monica Butnariu · Iris Publishers May 2, 2024 8 facts

claimCoumarins are natural derivatives of benzopyran with a lactonic structure, and they are distinguished from one another by the type and number of substituents grafted onto the basic nucleus.

measurementIn the plant Daphne odorata, coumarins can constitute up to 20% of the plant's content.

claimThe use of coumarins as a food flavoring for aromatic wines has been prohibited, though they remain used as a flavoring for fine tobaccos.

claimCoumarins have been identified in a wide range of organisms, including algae, mushrooms, lichens, and higher plants from families such as Leguminosae, Umbelliferae, and Labiatae.

claimResearch into coumarins led to the development of a class of sun tanning drugs that induce hyperpigmentation, though subsequent research established that coumarins can have hepatotoxic and carcinogenic effects.

claimCoumarins can act as inhibitors of seed germination or plant growth, though they may stimulate plant growth when present in small amounts.

claimCoumarins are characterized by an aromatic smell resembling fresh hay and exhibit UV absorption spectra with a band in the 320 nm wavelength region.

accountCattle in Canada and North America experienced excessive or fatal bleeding after consuming red clover stored in improper conditions, a condition caused by the toxic degradation of coumarins in the clover which developed anticoagulant properties.

Medicinal plants meet modern biodiversity science - OUCI ouci.dntb.gov.ua Charles C. Davis, Patrick Choisy · Elsevier BV 2 facts

claimA positive correlation exists between plant height and coumarin content in Mikania laevigata, suggesting that taller plants may serve as a field indicator of superior pharmaceutical quality.

measurementIn the study of Mikania laevigata, the red shade net promoted the highest biomass production, and when combined with a 1.5 mL·L⁻¹ dose of ProLyks®, it maximized coumarin accumulation in the leaves.

Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua Bhanumati Sarkar, Paramita Biswas, Suman Adhikari · International Academic Publishing House (IAPH) 2 facts

claimCoumarin derivatives exhibit natural occurrence and biological activity, as reviewed by Biswas and Madhu in 2016.

claimProminent bioactive compounds found in medicinal plants include flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acids, terpenoids, alkaloids, coumarins, essential oils, and polypeptides.

Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... academia.edu International Academic Publishing House 2 facts

referenceBiswas and Madhu published research on the natural occurrence and biological activity of various coumarin derivatives in 2016.

claimSecondary metabolites found in medicinal plants, including flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acids, terpenoids, alkaloids, coumarins, essential oils, and polypeptides, possess antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-cancer, neuroprotective, and immunomodulatory properties.

Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com Springer Nov 26, 2025 1 fact

referenceFabaceae species are valued in traditional medicine due to their phytochemical richness, specifically the presence of bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, alkaloids, and coumarins, as noted in the source cited as [31].

Medicinal plants: bioactive compounds, biological activities ... frontiersin.org Frontiers in Immunology 1 fact

claimMedicinal plants contain diverse bioactive chemicals including coumarins, flavonoids, phenolics, alkaloids, terpenoids, tannins, essential oils, lectins, polypeptides, and polyacetylenes.