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bergamottin

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  • noun organic chemistry A furanocoumarin found principally in grapefruit juice, but also in bergamot oil; thought to be responsible for its effect on the metabolism of some pharmaceuticals

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  • The Interaction Between Grapefruit and Statins Grapefruit contains the compound bergamottin, which interacts with certain enzyme systems in the body, such as cytochrome P-450 and P-glycoprotein.

    chicagotribune.com - 2009

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  • bilby commented on the word bergamottin

    Oh for those of us with memory porous and rotten

    Would that no words were ever, ever forgotten!

    For it is after an age

    I find me back on this page:

    Grapefruit gone, but not bergamottin

    June 14, 2022