Pharmacologic Substance
colforsin
Subclass of:
Diterpenes
Definitions related to colforsin:
  • Potent activator of the adenylate cyclase system and the biosynthesis of cyclic AMP. From the plant COLEUS FORSKOHLII. Has antihypertensive, positive inotropic, platelet aggregation inhibitory, and smooth muscle relaxant activities; also lowers intraocular pressure and promotes release of hormones from the pituitary gland.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (forskolin) Saturated, polymethylated naphthopyran which stimulates adenylate cyclase and so is used to probe cyclic AMP pathways; USP lists colfosin as antiglaucoma agent.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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