Chemical Constituents of Descurainia sophia L. and its Biological Activity

Seven coumarin compounds were isolated for the first time from the aerial parts of Descurainia Sophia L. identified as scopoletine, scopoline, isoscopoline, xanthtoxol, xanthtoxin, psoralene and bergaptane. Three flavonoids namely kaempferol, quercetine and isorhamnetine and three terpenoid compounds �-sitosterol �-amyrine and cholesterol were also isolated and identified by physical and chemical methods; melting point, R f values, UV and 1 H...