| 1. | Coumestans are oxidation products of pterocarpan that are similar to coumarin.
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| 2. | Coumarin has been prohibited in food in the United States since 1940.
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| 3. | Coumestrol, an isoflavone coumarin derivative is the only coumestan in foods.
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| 4. | In Germany, coumarin is banned as additive in tobacco.
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| 5. | Leaves are fragrant and a source of coumarin, a perfume ingredient.
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| 6. | The FDA has banned coumarin as a food or food additive since 1954.
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| 7. | Coumarin is used in certain perfumes and fabric conditioners.
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| 8. | Results showed a dose response relationship between coumarin exposure and minor neurological dysfunction.
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| 9. | Coumarin, however, does not have anticoagulant properties.
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| 10. | Its characteristic sweet odour, intensified by drying, is derived from coumarin.
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