Bergamottin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bergamottin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any of a group of furanocoumarins found principally in grapefruit juice, but also in bergamot oil; thought to be responsible for its effect on the metabolism of some pharmaceuticals.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of furanocoumarins found principally in grapefruit juice, but also in bergamot oil; thought to be responsible for its effect on the metabolism of some pharmaceuticals.
Word Forms
- bergamottins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bergamotene, bergaptol, bergenin, tangeretin, neodiosmin, amorfrutin.
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