xanthotoxol
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Xanthotoxol is a furanocoumarin. It is one of the major active ingredients in Cnidium monnieri.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- furanocoumarin
- Mass
- 202.026609
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- chemical formula
- C₁₁H₆O₄
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=O)OC2=C(C3=C(C=CO3)C=C21)O
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Xanthotoxol is a furanocoumarin. It is one of the major active ingredients in Cnidium monnieri.
== Metabolism == Xanthotoxol O-methyltransferase (8-hydroxyfuranocoumarin 8-O-methyltransferase) is an enzyme that uses S-adenosyl methionine and xanthotoxol to produce S-adenosylhomocysteine and O-methylxanthotoxol (xanthotoxin or methoxsalen).
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