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Coumarin
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Coumarin is the parent organic compound of a class of naturally
occurring phytochemicals found in many plant species. This oxygen
heterocycle is best known for its fragrance, described as a vanilla-like
odor or the aroma of freshly mowed hay. Identified in the 1820s,
coumarin has been synthesized in the laboratory since 1868 and used to
make perfumes and flavorings. It is also used to prepare other chemicals
-- in particular anticoagulants and rodent poison. Coumarin is found in a variety of plants such as Tonka bean,
lavender, sweet clover grass, and licorice, but also occurs in food
plants such as strawberries, apricots, cherries, and cinnamon. It is
thought to work by serving as a pesticide for the plants that produce
it. Chemically, coumarin can occur either free or combined with the sugar
glucose to produce a coumarin glycoside. Medically, coumarin glycosides
have been shown to have blood-thinning, anti-fungicidal, and anti-tumor
activities. Dicumarol, a coumarin glycoside better known as warfarin, is
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