A novel furanocoumarin from <i>Feroniella lucida</i> exerts protective effect against lipid peroxidation

Abstract

The protective effect of Feroniella lucida against lipid peroxidation was investigated. Bioassay-guided separation using rat brain as a model led to the isolation of a new antioxidant furanocoumarin named feroniellamin (6) along with five known coumarins. The structure of 6 was characterized by interpretation of spectroscopic data. Feroniellamin inhibited lipid peroxidation with an IC(50) value of 52 microM.