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The curious cases of burn by fig tree leaves
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2019 Phytophotodermatitis is a condition which is caused by contact with some plants containing furocoumarins. Furocoumarins in sap of fig tree are the main cause of its irritability when come in contact with the skin.
Mohammad Sajjad Imen +3 more
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The issues of weed infestation with environmentally hazardous plants and methods of their control [PDF]
, 2016 The authors analyze expansion of segetal and ruderal vegetation on agricultural lands in Leningrad and Tomsk oblasts, typical for the European and Asian parts of Russia. The spreading conditions, composition of species, biological features and ecological
Bogdanov, V. L. +3 more
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Dark and Photohemolysis of Erythrocytes by Furocoumarins
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, 1988 Abstract It has been shown that various furocoumarins are able to cause dark hemolysis in red blood cells (RBC). However, this effect is evident only at relatively high furocoumarin concentrations (4.6 x 10-4 M) - much higher than those used in photosensitization experiments or photochemotherapeutic treatments.
VEDALDI, DANIELA ESTER +4 more
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Babchi oil-induced phytophotodermatitis mimicking burn injury
JPRAS Open, 2021 Babchi (Psorylea corylifolia) is occasionally used by patients as a herbal treatment in conditions such as psoriasis and vitiligo, due to its anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and immune-modulatory properties (Shrestha et al., 2018; Chopra et al., 2013 ...
Jordan Faulkner +2 more
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Synthesis of novel benzofurocoumarin analogues and their anti-proliferative effect on human cancer cell lines [PDF]
, 2012 The synthesis of five new tetracyclic benzofurocoumarin (benzopsoralen) analogues is described. Their inhibitory effects on the growth of three human tumour cell lines (MDA MB 231 (breast adenocarcinoma), HeLa (cervix adenocarcinoma) and TCC-SUP (bladder
Campos, Ana M. F. Oliveira +4 more
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Coumarin: a novel player in microbial quorum sensing and biofilm formation inhibition [PDF]
, 2018 Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat worldwide, causing serious problems in the treatment of microbial infections. The discovery and development of new drugs is urgently needed to overcome this problem which has greatly undermined the clinical ...
Gutiérrez-Barranquero, José A. +3 more
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Natural and Synthetic Coumarins with Effects on Inflammation
Molecules, 2016 In this review, we will present the different aspects of coumarins and derivatives, from natural origins or synthetically prepared, and their action on inflammation. Coumarins and also furo- and pyranocoumarins are found in many different plants.
Gilbert Kirsch +2 more
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Characterization of Polyphenolic Compounds in Unripe Chinotto () Fruit by HPLC/PDA/ESI/MS-MS
Natural Product Communications, 2011 The flavonoid and furocoumarin composition was investigated of peel and pulp tissues of unripe fruits of Citrus myrtifolia Rafinesque, an ingredient of the popular soft drink “chinotto”.
Monica Scordino +3 more
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Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of a New Group of Heterocyclic Analogues of the Combretastatins
Molecules, 2014 A series of new analogs of combretastatin A-4 (CA-4, 1) with the A or B-ring replaced by a 3-oxo-2,3-dihydrofurocoumarin or a furocoumarin residue have been designed and synthesized by employing a cross-coupling approach. All the compounds were evaluated
Alla V. Lipeeva +4 more
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, 1967 Furocoumarins have been obtained by fusing either a furan ring to the benzene nucleus of coumarins or an \(\propto\)-pyrone ring to coumarans.
Malhotra, Usha, Shiam Sundari Joshi
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