Coumarin

Introduction: Coumarin

Description of Coumarin

Coumarin: (1) A general descriptive term applied to anticoagulants and other drugs derived from dicumarol, a component of the Tonka bean. (2) A fragrant neutral principle obtained from the Tonka bean, Dypterix odorata, and made synthetically from salicylic aldehyde; it is used to disguise unpleasant odors. SYN: coumaric anhydride, cumarin. [coumarou, native name of Tonka bean]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Coumarin: Synthetic or naturally occurring substances related to coumarin, the delta-lactone of coumarinic acid. The various coumarins have a wide range of proposed actions and uses including as ANTICOAGULANTS, pharmaceutical aids, indicators and reagents, photoreactive substances, and ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS.
Source: Diseases Database

Coumarin: Synthetic or naturally occurring substances related to coumarin, the delta-lactone of coumarinic acid. The various coumarins have a wide range of proposed actions and uses including as ANTICOAGULANTS, pharmaceutical aids, indicators and reagents, photoreactive substances, and ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Coumarin:

Terms Similar to Coumarin:

• 1,2-Benzopyrones

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Anticoagulants
• Indicators and Reagents
• Pharmaceutic Aids
• Pyrones

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Coumarin:

• Chromonar
• Coumestrol
• Esculin
• Psoralens
• Umbelliferones
• 4-Hydroxycoumarins
• Pyranocoumarins
• Aminocoumarins
• Isocoumarins

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Coumarin

• Benzopyrans

Source - MeSH 2007

The following terms can be used for Coumarin

• alpha benzopyrone

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Coumarin

The following list attempts to classify Coumarin into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring
    • Benzopyrans
      • Coumarins

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Pyrans
    • Benzopyrans
      • Coumarins

External links related to: Coumarin

• Things that affect our INR [May 2001; 87-5]
• Anticoagulants for acute ischaemic stroke (Cochrane Review)
• Computer decision aids for anticoagulation [May 2001; 87-6]
• Duration of treatment with vitamin K antagonists in symptomatic venous thromboembolism (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Warfarin and Superwarfarins : Article by John C Stein, Jr, MD
• OMIM - COUMARIN RESISTANCE
• ENW: Research- International Normalized Ratio (INR)  [Emergency Nursing World!]
• Computer decision aids for anticoagulation [May 2001; 87-6]
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Warfarin and Superwarfarins : Article by John C Stein, Jr, MD
• Anticoagulants for acute ischaemic stroke (Cochrane Review)
• Search Jablonski's Syndromes Database
• OMIM - COUMARIN RESISTANCE
• Duration of treatment with vitamin K antagonists in symptomatic venous thromboembolism (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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