“…It is not uncommon in some of these families, most notably the Umbelliferae, Guttiferae, and Rutaceae, to encounter species that elaborate 10,20, or even more coumarins, and many species elaborate 4 or 5 coumarins (Thompson et al, 1984). Coumarins commonly found in umbelliferous vegetables include bergapten (Erdelmeier et al, 1985; Vo-Dinh et al, 1988; Glowniak et al, 1986;Spencer et al, 1987), xanthotoxin (Vo-Dinh et al, 1988; Glowniak et al, 1986;Spencer et al, 1987), isopimpinellin (Erdelmeier et al, 1985;Vo-Dinh et al, 1988;Glowniak, et al, 1986;Spencer etal., 1987), umbelliferone (Anderson etal., 1983), and psoralen (Beier et al, 1983;Erdelmeier et al, 1985;Spencer et al, 1987;Vo-Dinh et al, 1988). Phthalides found in umbelliferous vegetables include butylidene phthalide (Bohrmann et al, 1967;Gijbels et al, 1982), 3-n-butyl phthalide (Bohrmann et al, 1967;Wilson, 1970;Lund, 1978; Gijbels et al, 1982), sedanenolide (Wilson, 1970;Lund, 1978), senkyunolide (Gijbels et al, 1982), and 3-n-butyl hexahydrophthalide (Wilson, 1970).…”