aurapten

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aurapten (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of auraptene
    • 2015 November 12, “The Distribution of Coumarins and Furanocoumarins in Citrus Species Closely Matches Citrus Phylogeny and Reflects the Organization of Biosynthetic Pathways”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Citrus, as members of the Rutaceae, can synthesize both coumarins and furanocoumarins and are rich in dimethylallylated and/or geranylated compounds (see Fig 1 ) such as bergamottin (5-geranyloxypsoralen), aurapten (7-geranyloxycoumarin) or imperatorin (8-dimethylallyloxypsoralen).