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Xanthotoxin

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

8-Methoxypsoralen, 8-MOP, 9-Methoxyfuro[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-7-one, Ammoidin, Methoxsalen, Xanthotoxin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H8O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
216.19
Beilstein:
196453
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

148-150 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

COc1c2OC(=O)C=Cc2cc3ccoc13

InChI

1S/C12H8O4/c1-14-12-10-8(4-5-15-10)6-7-2-3-9(13)16-11(7)12/h2-6H,1H3

InChI key

QXKHYNVANLEOEG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Xanthotoxin is an allelochemical or a phototoxic allomone mainly found in host plants of black swallowtail. It can have the tendency to induce tolerance towards Α-cypermethrin, a pyrethroid insecticide used for insects like Helicoverpa zea.

Application

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Biochem/physiol Actions

8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) plus ultraviolet A (UVA) irradiation induces monoadducts and interstrand cross-links in DNA and therefore can be used to study DNA repair and recombination mechanisms. Cultured normal human melanocytes treated with 8-methoxypsoralen and irradiated with ultraviolet A (UVA) formed 8-methoxypsoralen-phospholipid photoadducts that could be substituted for diacylglycerol to activate protein kinase C in a cell-free system. 8-MOP is an inactivator of purified reconstituted cytochrome P450. It also inhibits substance P-induced histamine release from substance P-activated rat peritoneal mast cells by suppressing the rise in [Ca2+].

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: angelica carum pimpinella

Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Muta. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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