Natural and Synthetic Coumarins and their Pharmacological Activity

• Authors: Tomasz Kubrak , Rafał Podgórski , Monika Sompor
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Coumarins are a structurally diverse group of natural substances derives from plants that display a host of bioactivities. In this paper, we will introduce the reader to coumarins and their applications as medicinal substances. The great diversity in courmarin structure will be discussed along with their extensive use as pharmaceutical agents. Coumarins display a wide range of antimicrobial activity and applications of coumarins as antifungal and antiviral agents will be addressed. Other properties of coumarins such as their role in neuroprotection, anticancer, and as antioxidants will also be reviewed.

Keywords

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coumarins; antimicrobial agents; neuroprotection; natural products in medicine

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 169-175

Contributors

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Tomasz Kubrak

• Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszów
• Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów

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Rafał Podgórski

• Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszów
• Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów

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Monika Sompor

• Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszów
• Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2017.2.12