NCI Drug Dictionary
The NCI Drug Dictionary contains technical definitions and synonyms for drugs/agents used to treat patients with cancer or conditions related to cancer. Each drug entry includes links to check for clinical trials listed in NCI's List of Cancer Clinical Trials.
- methoxsalen
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A naturally occurring substance isolated from the seeds of the plant Ammi majus with photoactivating properties. As a member of the family of compounds known as psoralens or furocoumarins, methoxsalen's exact mechanism of action is unknown; upon photoactivation, methoxsalen has been observed to bind covalently to and crosslink DNA. Check for active clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
Synonym: 8-methoxypsoralen
MethoxypsoralenUS brand name: Ammoidin
Oxsoralen
Oxsoralen-Ultra
Uvadex
XanthotoxinForeign brand name: Deltasoralen
Dermox
Geralen
Geroxalen
Meladinina
Meladinine
Metoxaleno
Mopsoralen
Puvasoralen
UltramopAbbreviation: 8-MOP Chemical structure: 9-Methoxy-7H-furo[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-7-one
