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Descriptor English: Ficusin
Descriptor Spanish: Ficusina
Descriptor ficusina
Entry term(s) psoraleno
Scope note: Furocumarina natural que se encuentra en la PSORALEA. Después de la fotoactivación con radiación UV se une al ADN a través de enlaces cruzados de cadena simple o doble.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ficusina
Descriptor French: Psoralène
Entry term(s): Psoralen
Psoralene
Tree number(s): D03.383.663.283.446.794.200
D03.633.100.150.446.794.200
D03.633.300.770.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005363
Scope note: A naturally occurring furocoumarin, found in PSORALEA. After photoactivation with UV radiation, it binds DNA via single and double-stranded cross-linking.
Annotation: do not confuse entry term PSORALEN, this specific drug, with PSORALENS;
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Furocoumarins
Pharm Action: Anthelmintics
Cross-Linking Reagents
Photosensitizing Agents
Registry Number: KTZ7ZCN2EX
CAS Type 1 Name: 7H-Furo(3,2-g)(1)benzopyran-7-one
Previous Indexing: Coumarins (1966-1974)
Furans (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PSORALENS 1979-90; was see under COUMARINS 1975-78
History Note: 91(75); was see under PSORALENS 1979-90; was see under COUMARINS 1975-78
DeCS ID: 5498
Unique ID: D005363
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Ficusin - Preferred
Concept UI M0008462
Scope note A naturally occurring furocoumarin, found in PSORALEA. After photoactivation with UV radiation, it binds DNA via single and double-stranded cross-linking.
Preferred term Ficusin
Entry term(s) Psoralen
Psoralene



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