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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...
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methoxsalen followed by PUVA therapy. Chemically,
methoxsalen is a
derivative of
psoralen and
belongs to a
class of
organic natural molecules known as furanocoumarins...
- medicine. The
seeds of this
plant contain a
variety of coumarins,
including psoralen.
Corylifolium comes from
similarity of the
leaves to
those of Corylus,...
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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...
- 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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light (UVA)
treatments are
normally carried out in a
hospital clinic.
Psoralen and
ultraviolet A
light (PUVA)
treatment involves taking a drug that increases...
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furanocoumarin and a
psoralen derivative. It is
obtained from
several plants,
mainly Psoralea corylifolia. Like
other psoralens it
causes photosensitization...
- compound) of many
related compounds with more
complex structures. For example,
psoralen is a
benzofuran derivative that
occurs in
several plants.
Benzofuran is...
