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Contact allergens of an urban shrub Wigandia caracasana
Author(s) -
Reynolds Gary W.,
Gafner Frank,
Rodriguez Eloy
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1989.tb04698.x
Subject(s) - allergic contact dermatitis , contact dermatitis , phenols , dermatology , allergen , chemistry , prenylation , shrub , traditional medicine , allergy , medicine , biology , immunology , botany , organic chemistry , enzyme
The principal dermatitic constituents of W. caracasana were isolated from the glandular hairs and identified as unusual prenylated quinones and prenylated phenols. Potentials to elicit irritant and allergic contact dermatitis reactions were evaluated with guinea pigs.