Angelicin
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Angelicin is a furanocoumarin
Furanocoumarin
Furanocoumarins, or furocoumarins, are a class of organic chemical compounds produced by a variety of plants. They are biosynthesized partly through the phenylpropanoid pathway and the mevalonate pathway, which is biosynthesized by a coupling of dimethylallyl pyrophosphate and 7-hydroxycoumarin...

. It can be found in Bituminaria bituminosa
Bituminaria bituminosa
Bituminaria bituminosa, the Arabian pea or pitch trefoil, is a perennial Mediterranean herb species in the genus Bituminaria.The pterocarpans bitucarpin A and B can be isolated from the aerial parts of B...

. It is present in the list of IARC Group 3 carcinogens (Angelicin plus ultraviolet A radiation).
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