| umbelliferone | <chemistry> A tasteless white crystalline substance, C9H6O3, found in the bark of a certain plant (Daphne Mezereum), and also obtained by the distillation of certain gums from the Umbelliferae, as galbanum, asafetida, etc. It is analogous to coumarin. Synonym: hydroxy-coumarin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| umbelliferones | 7-hydroxycoumarins. Substances present in many plants, especially umbelliferae. Umbelliferones are used in sunscreen preparations and may be mutagenic. Their derivatives are used in liver therapy, as reagents, plant growth factors, sunscreens, insecticide, parasiticides, choleretics, spasmolytics, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dimethylallyl diphosphate-umbelliferone 6-dimethyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the 6-prenylation of umbelliferone, forming demethylsuberosin Registry number: EC 2.5.1.- Synonym: ddud-transferase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| dimethylallyl diphosphate umbelliferone 7-O-dimethyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the 7-o-prenylation of umbelliferone, forming o-prenylumbelliferone Registry number: EC 2.5.1.- Synonym: ddu7-transferase (26 Jun 1999) |