Organic Chemical
furocoumarin
[ fyoo r-oh-koo-muh-rin ]
Subclass of:
Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring; Coumarins
Definitions related to furocoumarins:
  • Linear furanocoumarins found in many plants; they can intercalate DNA and, in an UV-initiated reaction of the furan portion, alkylate pyrimidines, resulting in photosensitivity.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Polycyclic compounds consisting of a furan ring fused with coumarin. They commonly occur in PLANTS, especially UMBELLIFERAE and RUTACEAE, as well as PSORALEA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (furanocoumarin) A class of organic phytochemicals that consists of a furan ring fused with coumarin. Furanocoumarins are produced by plants as defensive toxins and, when ingested by humans, they can affect the metabolism of drugs by cytochrome P450 isoform CYP3A4.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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