Aurapten
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aurapten is a noun meaning Alternative form of auraptene.
Meaning
Alternative form of auraptene.
Example Sentences
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).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include auraptene, apterin, artepirin, bergapten, cajuputol, eupatilin.
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