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cnidilin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A coumarin, 9-methoxy-4-[(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)oxy]-7H-furo[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-7-one, that is a bioactive constituent of Angelicae dahuricae
    • 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[1], →DOI:
      Group III also contains cnidilin, a double DMAPP-derivative of isopimpinellin, and 8-geranyloxypsoralen.