Medical Definition of Bishydroxycoumarin
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An oral anticoagulant that interferes with the metabolism of vitamin k. It is also used in biochemical experiments as an inhibitor of reductases.
Pharmacological action: anticoagulant, enzyme inhibitors, uncoupling agents.
Chemical name: 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one, 3,3'-methylenebis(4-hydroxy-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bishydroxycoumarin
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