The Study on Biological and Pharmacological Activity of Coumarins

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10.2991/ap3er-15.2015.33How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Coumarin; classification; biological activity; pharmacological activity

Abstract

Coumarin has drawn much attention due to its wide range of pharmacological effects such as anti-tumor, anti-coagulant, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-HIV and anti-bacterial. In clinic, coumarin derivatives have been used as anticoagulant and rheumatoid arthritis therapy. Coumarins have become the research hot point based on their different treatment effects to diseases and less damage to normal cells. This review highlights the anti-inflammatory, anti-coagulant, anti-cancer activity and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) inhibition of the natural and synthetic coumarins, specifically elaborates the different mechanisms of anticancer effects of the coumarin derivatives, providing a support for further cancer treatment.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ling Xu
AU  - Xiao-Yin Zhao
AU  - Yan-Ling Wu
AU  - Wen Zhang
PY  - 2015/06
DA  - 2015/06
TI  - The Study on Biological and Pharmacological Activity of Coumarins
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 Asia-Pacific Energy Equipment Engineering Research Conference
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 135
EP  - 138
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ap3er-15.2015.33
DO  - 10.2991/ap3er-15.2015.33
ID  - Xu2015/06
ER  -