"Methoxsalen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally occurring furocoumarin compound found in several species of plants, including Psoralea corylifolia. It is a photoactive substance that forms DNA ADDUCTS in the presence of ultraviolet A irradiation.
| Descriptor ID |
D008730
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.446.794.500 D03.633.100.150.446.794.500 D03.633.300.770.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Methoxsalen- Methoxsalen
- Xanthotoxin
- 8-Methoxypsoralen
- 8 Methoxypsoralen
- Ammoidin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methoxsalen" by people in Profiles.
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Isolation and in silico prediction of potential drug-like compounds from Anethum sowa L. root extracts targeted towards cancer therapy. Comput Biol Chem. 2019 Feb; 78:242-259.
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Extracorporeal photochemotherapy in cutaneous lupus erythematosus. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 1999 Sep; 13(2):127-30.
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Repair of 8-methoxypsoralen induced DNA interstrand cross-links in Tetrahymena thermophila. The effect of inhibitors of macromolecular synthesis. Mutat Res. 1985 May; 145(3):157-64.