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ISOPIMPINELLIN IS PHOTOBIOLOGICALLY INACTIVE
Author(s) -
AshwoodSmith M. J.,
Ceska O.,
Warrington P. J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1992.tb02201.x
Subject(s) - furocoumarin , chemistry , impurity , photosensitizer , photochemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , dna
— Pure isopimpinellin is photobiologically inactive. Samples of isopimpinellin obtained by extraction of plants often contain small amounts of the active furocoumarin, 5‐methoxypsoralen, as an impurity. Thus the conflicting accounts of the photobiological activity of isopimpinellin are probably related to this impurity.