podophyllotoxin
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005032
A lignan (lignans) found in podophyllin resin from the roots of Podophyllum plants. It is a potent spindle poison, toxic if taken internally, and has been used as a cathartic. It is very irritating to skin and mucous membranes, has keratolytic actions, has been used to treat warts and keratoses, and may have antineoplastic properties, as do some of its congeners and derivatives.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005032 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| Synonyms | epipodophyllotoxin |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2015; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | tetrahydronaphthalenes; lignans; Podophyllum; roots; resins; etoposide |
| Translations | Spanish: podofilotoxina |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "A lignan (lignans) found in podophyllin resin from the roots of Podophyllum plants. It is a potent spindle poison, toxic if taken internally, and has been used as a cathartic. It is very irritating to skin and mucous membranes, has keratolytic actions, has been used to treat warts and keratoses, and may have antineoplastic properties, as do some of its congeners and derivatives.",
"synonyms": [
"epipodophyllotoxin"
],
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
"see_also": [
"tetrahydronaphthalenes",
"lignans",
"Podophyllum",
"roots",
"resins",
"etoposide"
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"Medical Subject Headings 2015",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "podofilotoxina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/podophyllotoxin/"
}
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