Ficusin

"Ficusin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A naturally occurring furocoumarin, found in PSORALEA. After photoactivation with UV radiation, it binds DNA via single and double-stranded cross-linking.

Descriptor ID	D005363
MeSH Number(s)	D03.383.663.283.446.794.200 D03.438.150.446.794.200 D03.494.770.200
Concept/Terms	Ficusin Ficusin Psoralene Psoralen

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ficusin".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring [D03.383]
Pyrans [D03.383.663]
Benzopyrans [D03.383.663.283]
Coumarins [D03.383.663.283.446]
Furocoumarins [D03.383.663.283.446.794]
Ficusin [D03.383.663.283.446.794.200]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring [D03.438]
Benzopyrans [D03.438.150]
Coumarins [D03.438.150.446]
Furocoumarins [D03.438.150.446.794]
Ficusin [D03.438.150.446.794.200]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring [D03.494]
Furocoumarins [D03.494.770]
Ficusin [D03.494.770.200]

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