• Journal of Photoscience
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.185-186
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• 2005

The electronic structure of photoskinsensitizing psoralens has been investigated by the ab initio calculations. The photocycloaddition reaction of 8-methoxypsoralen with thymine is studied as a model for the photosensitizing reaction of psoralen with DNA bases. The photocycloadduct was inferred to be a C4-cycloaddition product with the stereochemistry of Syn, H-H, Syn, H-T formed through [2+2] addition reaction between the 3,4-double bonds of 8-methoxypsoralen and 5,6-double bond of thymine base.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.112-114
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• 1981

The photocycloaddition reaction of 8-methoxypsoralen with purine and/or pyrimidine bases is studied as a model for the charge transfer interactions of psoralens with DNA bases by the FMO method. The results indicate that, in the case of the molecular complex formation between psoralens and purine and/or pyrimidine bases, the most probable photocycloaddition should occur in the following order: Thy (5,6)<>(3,4) 8-MOP, Cyt(5,6)<>(3,4)8-MOP, Ade (7,8)<>(3,4)8-MOP, Gua(7,8)<>(3,4)8-MOP. The theoretical results for the photocycloaddition reaction are also correlated with the experimental results. The photoadducts between 8-methoxypsoralen and adenine are likely to be C4-cycloadducts through the cycloaddition of 3,4-pyrone double bond of 8-methoxypsoralen to 7,8-double bond of adenine.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.28 no.10
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• pp.1715-1719
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• 2007

New bispsoralen derivatives 5-10, 8-MOP-NHCO(CH2)nCONH-8-MOP (BPSBA-Cn, n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) in which 5 position of an 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) is linked by various lengths of bisamide polymethylene chain to 5 position of the other 8-MOP, have been synthesized by the amidation of 5-amino-8-methoxypsoralen (12) with α,ω-alkanoyl dichloride. Photophysical properties of their derivatives including π?π stacking interaction between the two aromatic moieties were investigated by UV absorption and fluorescence emission spectra. Efficient ring-ring stacking interactions have been observed in BPSBA-C4 (9) from the percent hypochromism (%H) of the models.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.575-580
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• 2001

Intramolecular ring-ring interactions in the model compounds, $8-methoxypsoralen-CH_2O(CH_2)n-adenine(MOPCH_2OCnAd$, n=2, 3, 5, and 6) in which 5' position of 8-methoxypsoralne (8-MOP) is linked by different polymethylene bridges to N9 of adenine, have been investigated by hypochromism measurements. Efficient ring-ring stacking interactions have been observed in $MOPCH_2CO2Ad$ (7) from the percent hypochromism(%H) and fluorescence spectra of the models and a reference molecule. The 8-methoxyposralen-adenine systems have shown stronger ring-ring stacking interaction than the psoralen-adenine system.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.95-99
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• 1983

Photoreaction of 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) with thymine (${\ge}$ 300 nm) was carried out in the dioxane-water frozen state. One major and two minor monoaddition products between 8-MOP and thymine were isolated by various chromatographic methods. Major monoadduct was characterized to be a C4 cycloaddition product formed between 5,6-double bond of thymine and 3,4-double bond of 8-MOP with cis-anti stereochemistry. Two minor adducts were proved to be stereoisomers of this major adduct.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.219-223
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• 1984

The 8-methoxypsoralen$<^{4',5'}_{5',6}>$ thymidine monoadducts are isolated from the irradiation mixture of 8-methoxypsoralen and thymidine in a dry film state by a flash column followed by lobar column chromatography. Some physical properties of the adducts were determined. The fluorescence maximum and quantum yield of the monoadduct are dependent on the solvent polarity and the phosphorescence to fluorescence quantum yield ratio was 2.10 which was significantly increased by external heavy atoms. The phosphorescence lifetime was 1.2s which is relatively large compared to other coumarin derivatives. Accurate spectral data of the monoadducts are presented.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.219-226
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• 2023

Furanocoumarin 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) is the parent compound that naturally occurs in traditional medicinal plants used historically. 8-MOP has been employed as a photochemotherapeutic component of Psoralen + Ultraviolet A (PUVA) therapy for the treatment of vitiligo and psoriasis. Although the role of 8-MOP in PUVA therapy has been studied, little is known about the effects of 8-MOP alone on human gastric cancer cells. In this study, we observed anti-proliferative effect of 8-MOP in several human cancer cell lines. Among these, the human gastric cancer cell line SNU1 is the most sensitive to 8-MOP. 8-MOP treated SNU1 cells showed G1-arrest by upregulating p53 and apoptosis by activating caspase-3 in a dose-dependent manner, which was confirmed by loss-of-function analysis through the knockdown of p53-siRNA and inhibition of apoptosis by Z-VAD-FMK. Moreover, 8-MOP-induced apoptosis is not associated with autophagy or necrosis. The signaling pathway responsible for the effect of 8-MOP on SNU1 cells was confirmed to be related to phosphorylated PI3K, ERK2, and STAT3. In contrast, 8-MOP treatment decreased the expression of the typical metastasis-related proteins MMP-2, MMP-9, and Snail in a p53-independent manner. In accordance with the serendipitous findings, treatment with 8-MOP decreased the wound healing, migration, and invasion ability of cells in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, combination treatment with 8-MOP and gemcitabine was effective at the lowest concentrations. Overall, our findings indicate that oral 8-MOP has the potential to treat early human gastric cancer, with fewer side effects.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.153-157
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• 1982

$C_4$-Photocycloaddition of 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) and 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin (DMC) to maleimide was studied in order to elucidate the mechanism of the photobiological activities of these molecules. The photoreaction was carried out in chloroform solution and frozen aqueous solution state. The major product was isolated and characterized by spectroscopic methods. The photoadduct between 8-MOP and maleimide was shown to be an 1:1 $C_4$-cycloadduct through the photocycloaddition of 4',5'-furyl double bond of 8-MOP to maleimide. The stereochemistry of cyclobutane ring of this photoadduct is consistent with the anti configuration. The photoadduct between DMC and maleimide was shown to be an 1:1 $C_4$-cycloadduct through the photocycloaddition of 3,4-pyrone double bond of DMC to maleimide.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.29-31
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• 1996

Psoralens are metabolized in the liver and thus can produce liver damage in laboratory animals when given in excessive doses. However, in humans, reports of the effects of psoralens on liver functions during photochemotherapy have been contradictory. We studied 311 patients t o observe the effects of various phototoxic drugs: 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP), 5-methoxypsoralen (5-MOP), 4,5,8-trimethylpsoralen (TMP)-on liver function during photochemotherapy. Of the 311 patients, only seven had transient elevations of transaminases. Incidence of hepatotoxicity of 8-MOP, TMP and 5-MOP showed 0.6%, 6% and 3%, respectively. Although the effects of psoralens on liver functions during photochemotherapy have been contradictory in humans and there have been few cases showing transient elevated values of liver transaminases during photochemotherapy, it is advisable to obtain serial liver function tests before and during photochemotherapy.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.289-293
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• 1986

The photocycloaddition reactivity of 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin (DMC) to thymidine is much higher than that of cis-syn 8-methoxypsoralen $<\array{4^{\prime},5\\5^{\prime},6}>$ thymidine monoadducts, due to the steric effect. The different rate is also due to the relative reactivity of the singlet rather than the triplet excited state of the compounds. The biadducts of 8-methoxypsoralen and thymidine are first splitted into 4',5'-monoadducts and thymidine, not into 3,4'-monoadducts and thymidine by 254 nm light.