Bioactivity of umbelliprenin, the major component found in the seeds of Angelica sylvestris

Authors

  • SD SARKER School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster at Coleraine, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Co. Londonderry, N. Ireland, UK
  • L NAHAR School of Life Sciences, The Robert Gordon University, St. Andrew Street, Aberdeen AB25 1HG, Scotland, UK
  • MM RAHMAN Department of Pharmacy, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
  • M SIAKALIMA School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FR, Scotland, UK
  • M MIDDLETON School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FR, Scotland, UK
  • M BYRES School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FR, Scotland, UK
  • Y KUMARASAMY School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FR, Scotland, UK
  • E MURPHY School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FR, Scotland, UK

Keywords:

Angelica sylvestris, Apiaceae, Antioxidant activity, Antibacterial activity, Brine shrimp lethality bioassay

Abstract

Umbelliprenin (1), a sesquiterpenyl coumarin, isolated as the major component present in the n-hexaneand dichloromethane extracts of the seeds of Angelica sylvestris (Apiaceae), has been assessed forantibacterial and antioxidant activities. General toxicity of 1 has also been evaluated by the brine shrimplethality (BSL) bioassay

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2004-12-20

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SARKER S, NAHAR L, RAHMAN M, SIAKALIMA M, MIDDLETON M, BYRES M, KUMARASAMY Y, MURPHY E. Bioactivity of umbelliprenin, the major component found in the seeds of Angelica sylvestris. Ars Pharm [Internet]. 2004 Dec. 20 [cited 2025 Apr. 2];46(1):35-41. Available from: https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/ars/article/view/5062

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Vol. 46 No. 1 (2005)

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