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Ficusin

Known as: Psoralene, Psoralen, Ficusin [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A furocoumarin that intercalates with DNA, inhibiting DNA synthesis and cell division. Psoralen is used in Photochemotherapy with high-intensity long… 
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (5)

5-(3-Phenylpropoxy)psoralen5-(4-phenylbutoxy)psoralenS-59, psoralenalpha-methylene-gamma-butyrolactone-psoralen

Broader (3)

AnthelminticsCross-Linking ReagentsPhotosensitizing Agents
FurocoumarinsIn BloodMethoxsalenPsoralen [EPC]

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Review
1992
Review
1992
Photodynamic therapy in dermatology. Shedding a different light on skin disease.
To most dermatologists, the concept of photodynamic therapy (PDT) is synonymous with the use of porphyrins such as Photofrin… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Psoralen Dna Photobiology
In undergoing this life, many people always try to do and get the best. New knowledge, experience, lesson, and everything that… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Use of nonisotopic M13 probes for genetic analysis: application to HLA class II loci.
Previously, DNA polymorphisms in the HLA gene cluster have been analyzed using radioactive probes in Southern blot experiments… 
1986
1986
Oxypeucedanin, a Major Furocoumarin in Parsley, Petroselinum crispum.
Fresh parsley leaves and roots were analyzed by HPLC and photobiological assay for photoactive furocoumarins. Oxypeucedanin ( 7… 
1983
1983
Termination sites of the in vitro nick-translation reaction on DNA that had photoreacted with psoralen.
A double-stranded circular DNA having a single nick at a specific site has been photochemically induced to react with 4… 
1982
1982
Psoralen--long-wave ultraviolet therapy and human cataractogenesis.
Cataract formation associated with psoralen--long-wave ultraviolet (P-UVA) therapy has been documented in experimental animals… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Natural toxicants in human foods: psoralens in raw and cooked parsnip root.
Parsnip root contains three photoactive, mutagenic, and photocarcinogenic psoralens in a total concentration of about 40 parts… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Psoralen-UVA-treated psoriatic lesions. Ultrastructural changes.
Psoralen-ultraviolet light (PUVA)-treated psoriatic lesions were studied for ultrastructural changes. In early stages of… 
1977
1977
Photochemotherapy of psoriasis with relevance to 8-methoxypsoralen plasma level and low intensity irradiation.
The 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) plasma level was determined in 31 patients during treatment with PUVA (psoralen + UVA light). The… 
1969
1969
Coumarins. X. Spectral studies on some linear furanocoumarins.
Observations on the IR, UV, and NMR spectral data of some substituted psoralen-type linear furanocoumarins are presented as an…