Furocoumarin photolysis: chemical and biological aspects

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 14 Feb 2002 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, volume 1, pages 149-157 (issn: 1474-905X, eissn: 1474-9092,

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Authors: Sergio, Caffieri;

doi: 10.1039/b107329j , 10.1002/chin.200244251

pmid: 12659510

Furocoumarin photolysis: chemical and biological aspects

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Abstract

Furocoumarins (psoralens) undergo photolysis when subjected to UVA radiation in solution. Several products are formed, depending on the molecular structure and experimental conditions. Some products are the result of anoxic mechanisms (cyclodimerisation, addition of solvent), others of oxic pathways, leading to oxidised products. The mechanisms thought to underlie photolysis are described and the possible biological relevance of the photoproducts and intermediates is discussed.

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University of Padua
Italy

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Photolysis, Furocoumarins, Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet, Oxidation-Reduction, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid

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