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Bergapten (5-methoxypsoralen) is a naturally-occurring
organic chemical compound produced by
numerous plant species,
especially from the
carrot family...
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contains a
significant amount of
bergapten, a
phototoxic substance that gets its name from the
bergamot orange.
Bergapten, a
linear furanocoumarin derived...
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highest concentration of
bergapten of any
Citrus species. In particular, C. micrantha
contained almost twice as much
bergapten as the
bergamot orange whose...
- furanocoumarins, so
called since they
exhibit a
linear chemical structure.
Bergapten and
xanthotoxin (also
known as methoxsalen), two
linear furanocoumarins...
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certain aggressive types of
breast cancer. A
synthetic derivative of
bergapten, 5-(4-phenoxybutoxy)psoralen,
shows promise as an
immunosuppressant by...
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limettin (also
called citropten),
bergapten, isopimpinellin,
xanthotoxin (also
called methoxsalen), and psoralen.
Bergapten appears to be the
primary furanocoumarin...
- "High-performance
liquid chromatographic determination of
citropten and
bergapten in
suction blister fluid after solar product application in humans". Journal...
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Psoralen and
bergapten are
found chiefly in the
milky sap of the
leaves and
shoots of F. carica but not the fruits.
Neither psoralen nor
bergapten were detected...
- form
bergapten (7). The
final step in this
biosynthesis is the
attachment of a GPP, or
geranyl pyrophosphate, to the
newly methylated bergapten (7) to...
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increasing redness after exposure to
ultraviolet light (due to the
chemical bergapten, and
possibly also citropten, bergamottin, geranial, and neral). This...
