methoxsalen
A naturally occurring substance isolated from the seeds of the plant Ammi majus with photoactivating properties. As a member of the family of compounds known as psoralens or furocoumarins, methoxsalen's exact mechanism of action is unknown; upon photoactivation, methoxsalen has been observed to bind covalently to and crosslink DNA.
| Synonym: | 8-methoxypsoralen Methoxypsoralen |
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| US brand name: | Ammoidin Oxsoralen Oxsoralen-Ultra Uvadex Xanthotoxin |
| Foreign brand name: | Deltasoralen Dermox Geralen Geroxalen Meladinina Meladinine Metoxaleno Mopsoralen Puvasoralen Ultramop |
| Abbreviation: | 8-MOP |
| Chemical structure: | 9-Methoxy-7H-furo[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-7-one |
| NSC code: | 45923 |