Coumarin: A Plant derived Polyphenol with wide Biomedical Applications
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In recent years, researchers hunt for a novel anticancer agent mainly from plants. Phytochemicals and ubiquitous bioactive compound plays an important role in drug development. Among various phytochemicals, polyphenols have attracted considerable interest in the past few years due to their potential health benefits. One such phytochemical namely Coumarin (1,2-benzopyrone), a phenolic compound derived from Cinnamon bark. The phenolic nature of the compound itself proves it to be a potent antioxidant. It exhibits a wide array of pharmacological properties such as anticancer, anticoagulant and antimutagenic. The present review describes the Chemistry, sources and pharmacological properties of coumarin.
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