Umbelliferone
Umbelliferone is a natural compound that belongs to the coumarin family. It's also known as 7-hydroxycoumarin, hydrangine, skimmetine, and beta-umbelliferone.
Umbelliferone has a variety of biological activities, including:
Antitumor, Antioxidant, Antihyperglycemic, Anti-inflammatory, Neuroprotective, Antidepressant-like.
It's also used in sunscreens.
Umbelliferone is found in: Ficus septica, Artemisia ordosica, Other organisms.
It's extracted using methanol.
Umbelliferone has the following properties:
- Molar mass of 162.14 g/mol
- Formula of C9H6O3
- Melting point of 446 °F (230 °C)
- Absorbs strongly at 300, 305, and 325 nm
- Fluoresces blue in both ultraviolet and visible light