The molecule is a member of the class of coumarins that is umbelliferone in which the phenolic hydrogen has been replaced by a geranyl group. Ii is isolated from several edible fruits and vegetables and exhibits a variety of therapeutic properties. It has a role as a plant metabolite, an antineoplastic agent, an apoptosis inducer, a dopaminergic agent, a neuroprotective agent, an antihypertensive agent, a gamma-secretase modulator, a vulnerary, an EC 2.7.11.24 (mitogen-activated protein kinase) inhibitor, a PPARalpha agonist, a gastrointestinal drug, a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor, an antioxidant and a hepatoprotective agent. It is a member of coumarins and a monoterpenoid. It derives from an umbelliferone.
7-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoxy]chromen-2-one