Angelicin-A furocoumarin compound with vast biological potential

• Main Authors: Mahendra, Camille Keisha, Tan, Loh Teng Hern, Lee, Wai Leng, Yap, Wei Hsum, Pusparajah, Priyia, Low, Liang Ee, Tang, Siah Ying, Chan, Kok Gan, Lee, Learn Han, Goh, Bey Hing
• Format: Article
• Published: Frontiers Media 2020
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/36751/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Angelicin, a member of the furocoumarin group, is related to psoralen which is well known for its effectiveness in phototherapy. The furocoumarins as a group have been studied since the 1950s but only recently has angelicin begun to come into its own as the subject of several biological studies. Ang...