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Clausarin (1), a novel coumarin, has been isolated along with methyl linolenate, dentatin, clausenidin, β-sitosterol and heptaphylline from the roots of Clausena pentaphylla. Based on spectroscopic evidence, its structure has been established as 3, 10-bis (1, 1-dimethylallyl)-8, 8-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-2H, 8H-benzo (1, 2-b∶5, 4-b′) dipyran-2-one.
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Anwer, F., Shoeb, A., Kapil, R.S. et al. Clausarin — a novel coumarin from Clausena pentaphylla (Roxb.) DC. Experientia 33, 412–413 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01922181
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