Apterin is a
furanocoumarin and the
glucoside of
vaginol. It has been isolated from the root of plants in the family
Apiaceae
Apiaceae () or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium,'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot, or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering p ...
such as members of the genus ''
Angelica
''Angelica'' is a genus of about 90 species of tall Biennial plant, biennial and Perennial plant, perennial herbaceous, herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as ...
'', including the
garden angelica and ''
Zizia aptera''.
References
Coumarin glycosides
Furanocoumarins
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