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Abstract

Furanocoumarins, benz-2-pyrone compounds fused at the 6,7 (linear) or 7,8 (angular) positions with a furan ring, have a limited distribution among plants; they occur most frequently in the subfamily Apioideae of the Umbelliferae. Biosynthetically, all furanocoumarins derive from umbelliferone,

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Title
FURANOCOUMARIN CHEMISTRY, INSECT HERBIVORY, AND COEVOLUTION IN THE UMBELLIFERAE
Author
BERENBAUM, MAY ROBERTA
Year
1980
Publisher
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
ISBN
979-8-205-07788-0
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
303029323
Copyright
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