Furocoumarins: A review of biochemical activities, dietary sources and intake, and potential health risks

Food Chem Toxicol. 2018 Mar:113:99-107. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.01.030. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

Authors

Melissa M Melough¹, Eunyoung Cho², Ock K Chun³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States.
² Department of Dermatology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, United States.
³ Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States. Electronic address: ock.chun@uconn.edu.

PMID: 29378230
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.01.030

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Furocoumarins / adverse effects
Furocoumarins / chemistry
Furocoumarins / metabolism*
Health
Humans
Plant Extracts / adverse effects
Plant Extracts / chemistry
Plant Extracts / metabolism*
Plants / chemistry
Plants / metabolism

Substances

Furocoumarins
Plant Extracts