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Psoralens: A Review

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Photosensitisation

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Abstract

Furocoumarins (psoralens and isopsoralens) are natural products, occurring especially in the Umbelliferae, Rutaceae and Leguminosae (Musajo and Rodighiero 1972). They have also been isolated from microorganisms and fungi, e.g., TMP is derived from a fungus growing on diseased celery (Scheel et al. 1963).

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Abbreviations

8:

methoxypsoralen: 8-MOP

5:

methoxypsoralen: 5-MOP

4,5′, 8:

trimethylpsoralen: TMP

4′:

aminomethyl–4,5′, 8-triraethylpsoralen: AMT

4′:

hydroxymethyl–4,5′, 8-trimethylpsoralen: TMT

4,6,4′:

trimethylangelicin: TMA

3:

carbethoxypsoralen: 3-CPs.

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  1. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131, Padova, Italy

    F. Dall’Acqua

  2. Centro di Studio sulla Chimica del Farmaco del C.N.R., Via Marzolo 5, 35131, Padova, Italy

    F. Dall’Acqua

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  1. Laboratoire de Biophysique, INSERM U 201, CNRS UA 481, Rue Buffon, 75005, Paris, France

    Giuliana Moreno

  2. Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle 61, Rue Buffon, 75005, Paris, France

    Giuliana Moreno

  3. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada Kingston, K7K 5LO, Ontario, Canada

    Roy Henry Pottier

  4. Department of Chemistry, Paisley College, PA1 2BE, Paisley, Scottland,UK

    Terence George Truscott

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Dall’Acqua, F. (1988). Psoralens: A Review. In: Moreno, G., Pottier, R.H., Truscott, T.G. (eds) Photosensitisation. NATO ASI Series, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73151-8_38

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