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coumestan

coumestan noun: any of a group of oxidation products of pterocarpan that are similar to coumarin.

Noun

coumestan (plural coumestans)

  1. Any of a group of oxidation products of pterocarpan that are similar to coumarin.
    • We investigated the anti-hyperlipidemic effect and the underlying mechanism of wedelolactone, a plant-derived coumestan, in HepG2 cells and high-fat diet (HFD)−induced hyperlipidemic hamsters.2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of coumestan

pluralcoumestans

Questions about coumestan

What does coumestan mean?
Coumestan means any of a group of oxidation products of pterocarpan that are similar to coumarin.
What part of speech is coumestan?
Coumestan is a noun.
What is the plural of coumestan?
The plural of coumestan is coumestans.

Words near coumestan in the dictionary

  1. coumaroyls
  2. coumaryl
  3. coumatetralyl
  4. coumazoline
  5. coumermycin
  6. coumestan
  7. coumestans
  8. coumestrol
  9. coumetarol
  10. coumurrayin
  11. coun

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