Abstract
Phytochemical investigation of the gum resin of Ferula assafoetida resulted in the isolation and characterization of a new sesquiterpenoid coumarin, Saradaferin (1) named as [Decahydro-(3-α-hydroxy-4,4,10-trimethyl-8-methylene-9-naphthenyl)-α-hydroxymethyl] ether of umbelliferone.
Acknowledgments
The authors are indebted to Professor Swapnadip Thakur and Dr Subrata Laskar, Department of Chemistry, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India for the helpful discussion.