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In addition, the ACE inhibitory activity of coumarins 1\u20135, 8\u201318 was evaluated, along with two phenolic acids (6, 7) obtained from A. decursiva. Among profound coumarins, 11\u201318 were determined to manifest marked inhibitory activity against ACE with IC50 values of 4.68\u201320.04 \u00b5M. Compounds 12, 13, and 15 displayed competitive inhibition against ACE. Molecular docking studies confirmed that coumarins inhibited ACE via many hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interactions with catalytic residues and zinc ion of C- and N-domain ACE that blocked the catalytic activity of ACE. 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