Solar simulator-induced phototoxicity of the furoquinoline alkaloid dictamnine compared to 8-methoxypsoralen and 5-methoxypsoralen

Planta Medica

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 941-943

  Schempp, Christoph M ^a,c   Simon Haarhaus, Birgit ^a   Krieger, Richard ^a   Simon, Jan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERGAPTEN; DICTAMNINE; FUROCOUMARIN DERIVATIVE; METHOXSALEN; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; XENON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTAMNUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; KERATINOCYTE; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHOTOTOXICITY; PLANT ROOT; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; DICTAMNUS; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; METHOXSALEN; PLANT ROOTS; QUINOLINES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

DICTAMNUS; RUTACEAE;

EID: 33748714531     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-947166     Document Type: Article

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