Herniarin is a natural chemical compound. Chemically, it can be considered a
methoxy derivative
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of
coumarin or a
methyl
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derivative of
umbelliferone
Umbelliferone, also known as 7-hydroxycoumarin, hydrangine, skimmetine, and ''beta''-umbelliferone, is a natural product of the coumarin family.
It absorbs ultraviolet light strongly at several wavelengths. There are some indications that this ch ...
.
Herniarin is found in ''
Herniaria glabra'', ''
Ayapana triplinervis'' and in species of the genus ''Prunus'' (''
P. mahaleb'', ''
P. pensylvanica'', and ''
P. maximowiczii'').
References
O-methylated coumarins
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