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heraclenol

heraclenol noun: the coumarin derivative 9-(2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutoxy)furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one found in some citrus plants.

Noun

heraclenol (uncountable)

  1. The coumarin derivative 9-(2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutoxy)furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one found in some citrus plants
    • In contrast, citrons, lemons and limes are characterized by their peel content in limettin and in dimethylallylated furanocoumarins from the xanthotoxin cluster (imperatorin, heraclenin and heraclenol) and from the isopimpinellin cluster (phellopterin, byakangelicol and byakangelicin) (Fig 7B ).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, →DOI

Questions about heraclenol

What does heraclenol mean?
Heraclenol means the coumarin derivative 9-(2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutoxy)furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one found in some citrus plants.
What part of speech is heraclenol?
Heraclenol is a noun.

Words near heraclenol in the dictionary

  1. heracleid
  2. Heracleidae
  3. Heracleidan
  4. heracleids
  5. Heracleitus
  6. heraclenol
  7. Heracleonite
  8. Heracleonites
  9. Heracleopolitan
  10. Heracleopolitans
  11. Heracleopolite

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