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  3. Imperatorin-pharmacological meaning and analytical clues: profound investigation

Imperatorin-pharmacological meaning and analytical clues: profound investigation

  • Phytochem Rev. 2016;15:627-649. doi: 10.1007/s11101-016-9456-2.
Ewelina Kozioł 1,  Krystyna Skalicka-Woźniak 1
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Unit, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodzki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
PMID: 27453708 DOI: 10.1007/s11101-016-9456-2
Abstract

Imperatorin, a furanocoumarin derivative, has many documented pharmacological properties which make it a candidate for possible drug development. In this review, the activity on the central nervous system, the Anticancer and Antiviral properties and the influence on the cardiovascular system are described. The aim of this review is also to present an overview of the techniques used for the analysis, isolation, and separation of imperatorin from plant material from the practical perspective.

Keywords

Furanocoumarin; Imperatorin; Psoralen derivatives.

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