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furanocoumarin

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furanocoumarin
naturally occurring photodynamic substances in plants and probably fungi. See also furocoumarin.
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Research has suggested that flavonoids and/or furanocoumarin compounds found in grapefruit are the substances that act to block the enzyme in the intestines that normally metabolizes these medications.
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But a study published last May in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition discovered that a group of natural chemicals called furanocoumarins were the likely culprit.
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The researchers filtered and processed grapefruit juice to remove its furanocoumarins.
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