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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Tracing the Photoaddition of Pharmaceutical Psoralens to DNA.

Janina Diekmann, Isabell Theves, Kristoffer A Thom, Peter Gilch

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Journal of xenobiotics · 2026
    Review
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  4. Spectroscopic view on the interaction between the psoralen derivative amotosalen and DNA.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Janina DiekmannInstitut für Physikalische Chemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3481-358X
Isabell ThevesInstitut für Physikalische Chemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0570-5926
Kristoffer A ThomInstitut für Physikalische Chemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3903-7073
Peter GilchInstitut für Physikalische Chemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6602-9397
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft GI 349/6-1Jürgen Manchot Stiftung Scholarship for J.D.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The psoralens 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP), 4,5',8-trimethylpsoralen (TMP) and 5-methoxypsoralen (5-MOP) find clinical application in PUVA (psoralen + UVA) therapy. PUVA treats skin diseases like psoriasis and atopic eczema. Psoralens target the DNA of cells. Upon photo-excitation psoralens bind to the DNA base thymine. This photo-binding was studied using steady-state UV/Vis and IR spectroscopy as well as nanosecond transient UV/Vis absorption. The experiments show that the photo-addition of 8-MOP and TMP involve the psoralen triplet state and a biradical intermediate. 5-MOP forms a structurally different photo-product. Its formation could not be traced by the present spectroscopic technique.

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DNADNA DamageFurocoumarinsHumansKineticsMethoxsalenPharmaceutical PreparationsPhotochemistryQuantum TheorySpectrophotometry, InfraredSpectrophotometry, UltravioletTrioxsalenUltraviolet RaysDNAFurocoumarinsMethoxsalenPharmaceutical PreparationsTrioxsalen5-MOP8-MOPDNA damageIR spectroscopyphotochemistrypsoralenPUVAtime-resolved spectroscopyTMPUV/Vis spectroscopy

Identifiers

PMID33182821
PMCPMC7696755
OpenAlexW3100553799

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