Description
Bergapten is a psoralen that can be photoactivated and is capable of crossing-linking DNA, covalently modifying proteins and lipids, and consequently inhibiting cell replication.
Synonyms
5-Methoxypsoralen; 4-Methoxy-7H-furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one
IUPAC Name
4-methoxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one
Molecular Formula
C12H8O4
Canonical SMILES
COC1=C2C=CC(=O)OC2=CC3=C1C=CO3
InChI
InChI=1S/C12H8O4/c1-14-12-7-2-3-11(13)16-10(7)6-9-8(12)4-5-15-9/h2-6H,1H3
InChIKey
BGEBZHIAGXMEMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Melting Point
370 °F (sublimes)
Solubility
less than 1 mg/mL at 66 °F
Application
antiproliferative; anticancer