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Umbelliferone analogues and their potential to inhibit Benzo(a)pyrene- and hydrogen peroxide-induced mutations.
Journal of natural products - 1 Oct 1999
Pillai S P, Menon S R, Mitscher L A, Pillai C A, Shankel D M
Abstract excerpt
Following the natural product lead, farneciferol-D (kopetdaghin, 8), some ether analogues of umbelliferone were synthesized and assayed for their potential to be antimutagenic/anticarcinogenic against mutations induced by benzo(a)pyrene, a potent mutagen/carcinogen, and hydrogen peroxide, and for their ability to function as free radical scavengers. The "true" antimutagenic effect of these compounds was...
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