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Psoralen

Catalog No. P8399 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 66-97-7 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
M. F. C11H6O3 Telephone 1-800-521-8956
M. W. 186.16354 Fax
Purity ≥99% Email
Storage Chembase ID: 129171

SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
7H-furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one
IUPAC Traditional name
psoralen
Synonyms
Furo[3,2-g]coumarin
7H-Furo[3,2-g]benzopyran-7-one

DATABASE IDS

MDL Number MFCD00010520
EC Number 200-639-7
CAS Number 66-97-7
PubChem SID 24898918
Beilstein Number 152784

PROPERTIES

Purity ≥99%
Fluorescence λex 335 nm; λem 460 nm (pH 7.0)
GHS Pictograms GHS07
GHS Signal Word Warning
GHS Hazard statements H302-H315-H319-H335
European Hazard Symbols Harmful Harmful (Xn)
Personal Protective Equipment dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
GHS Precautionary statements P261-P305 + P351 + P338
Risk Statements 22-36/37/38
RTECS LV0944000
Safety Statements 26
Storage Temperature 2-8°C
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Application
Photochemical reagent for the investigation of nucleic acid structure and function.1,2,3,4
Biochem/physiol Actions
Phototoxic phytoalexin; when activated by UV light, psoralen induces interstrand cross-links in DNA.

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