Ultraviolet A-induced photodegradation of 5-methoxypsoralen, 8-methoxypsoralen and psoralen reduces the biological effectiveness of the furocoumarins in vivo

Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 1995 Jun;11(3):131-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1995.tb00152.x.

Authors

E A Knudsen¹, N Bech-Thomsen, H C Wulf

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Copenhagen, University Hospital, Bispebjerg Hospital, Denmark.

PMID: 8555012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1995.tb00152.x

No abstract available

MeSH terms

5-Methoxypsoralen
Dermatitis, Phototoxic / etiology
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Ficusin / chemistry
Ficusin / radiation effects*
Humans
Methoxsalen / analogs & derivatives*
Methoxsalen / chemistry
Methoxsalen / radiation effects*
Photosensitizing Agents / chemistry
Photosensitizing Agents / radiation effects*
Relative Biological Effectiveness
Ultraviolet Rays*

Substances

Photosensitizing Agents
5-Methoxypsoralen
Ficusin
Methoxsalen