Pimpinella monoica

Pimpinella monoica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Pimpinella
Species: P. monoica
Binomial name
Pimpinella monoica
Miq.

Pimpinella monoica is a plant species in the genus Pimpinella.

Furanochromones, like pimolin, can be found in P. monoica.[1] The plant is found to contain the furocoumarin isopimpenellin and five biogenetically related furocoumarins viz khellin, visnagin, visamminol, ammiol and khellol.[2]

References

  1. Pimolin, a new class of natural product from Pimpinella monoica: A novel dimeric furochromone. Padmanava Pradhan, Devanand L. Luthria and Banerji Asoke, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Volume 4, Issue 20, 20 October 1994, pages 2425-2428, doi:10.1016/S0960-894X(01)80403-0
  2. Biosynthesis of furanochromones in Pimpinella monoica. D. L. Luthria and A. Banerji, Journal of Chemical Sciences, Volume 106, Number 5 / October 1994, pages 1149-1156, doi:10.1007/BF02841922

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