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Psoralen (also
called psoralene) is the
parent compound in a
family of
naturally occurring organic compounds known as the
linear furanocoumarins. It is...
- PUVA (
psoralen and UVA) is an
ultraviolet light therapy treatment for skin diseases: vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease,
mycosis fungoides...
- medicine. The
seeds of this
plant contain a
variety of coumarins,
including psoralen.
Corylifolium comes from
similarity of the
leaves to
those of Corylus,...
- In enzymology, a
psoralen synthase (EC 1.14.13.102) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction (+)-marmesin +
NADPH + H+ + O2 ⇌{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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different isomers. The
parent compounds of the most
common isomers are
psoralen and angelicin.
Derivatives of
these two
compounds are
referred to respectively...
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Another hydroxylation is
catalyzed by
psoralen synthase to
yield psoralen. A
third hydroxylation by the
enzyme psoralen 8-monooxygenase
yields xanthotoxol...
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quantities of two furanocoumarins,
psoralen and bergapten. The
essential oil of fig
leaves contains more than 10%
psoralen, the
highest concentration of any...
- of
psoralen with
exposure to
ultraviolet A (UVA) light. The
mechanism of
action of PUVA is unknown, but
probably involves activation of
psoralen by UVA...
- bergapten, isopimpinellin,
xanthotoxin (also
called methoxsalen), and
psoralen.
Bergapten appears to be the
primary furanocoumarin compound responsible...
- and
perfume products,
bergamot may
cause skin irritation. In the past,
psoralen extracted from
bergamot oil was used in
tanning accelerators and sunscreens...
