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Trioxsalen

≥98% (HPLC), powder, photochemical DNA crosslinker

Synonym(s):

2,5,9-Trimethylfuro[3,2-g]benzopyran-7-one, 4,5′,8-Trimethylpsoralen, TMP, Trisoralen

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H12O3
CAS Number:
3902-71-4
Molecular Weight:
228.24
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24900351
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
EC Number:
223-459-0
MDL number:
MFCD00005010
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
221723
Assay:
≥98% (HPLC)
Form:
powder
Quality level:
200
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Product Name

Trioxsalen, ≥98% (HPLC), powder

Quality Level

200

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white

mp

229-231 °C (lit.)

solubility

chloroform: soluble 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

fluorescence

λex 269 nm; λem 445 nm in methanol, λex 321 nm; λem 445 nm (bound to DNA in Tris, pH 8.1)

originator

Valeant

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Cc1cc2cc3C(C)=CC(=O)Oc3c(C)c2o1

InChI

1S/C14H12O3/c1-7-4-12(15)17-14-9(3)13-10(6-11(7)14)5-8(2)16-13/h4-6H,1-3H3

InChI key

FMHHVULEAZTJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Trioxsalen has been used for mutagenesis of N2 worms4,5.
Trioxsalen has been used:
  • to induce small deletion mutations in worms
  • in combination with ultraviolet A (UVA)
  • to induce interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) in DNA
  • for the preparation and photoactivation of trimethyl psoralen

Biochem/physiol Actions

Photochemical crosslinker of DNA that has been used as a probe for nucleic acid structure and function.
Photochemical crosslinker of DNA that has been used as a probe for nucleic acid structure and function. Trioxsalen has also been used to crosslink DNA onto mica surfaces.
Trioxsalen (TRX) is a 4,5′,8-trimethylated psoralen analog, which belongs to the family of furocoumarins. It is mostly used to treat psoriasis.

Features and Benefits

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Preparation Note

Trioxsalen is soluble in chloroform at 50 mg/ml and yields a clear, colorless to faint yellow solution.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Dam. 1 - Muta. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Aurèle Piazza et al.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2153, 535-554 (2020-08-26)
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are genotoxic lesions that can be repaired in a templated fashion by homologous recombination (HR). HR is a complex pathway that involves the formation of DNA joint molecules (JMs) containing heteroduplex DNA. Various types of JMs
Filippo Doria et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 50(26), 6570-6579 (2007-12-01)
Mild photoactivation of new BINOL-amino acid and -amino ester conjugates (BINOLAMs) yielded alkylating and DNA cross-linking agents with high photoefficiency and superior cytotoxicity. Detection of the transient electrophile, by laser flash photolysis (LFP), suggests that BINOL-quinone methides (QMs) are key
Isolation of deletion mutants by reverse genetics in Caenorhabditis elegans
Park BJ, et al.
Korean Journal of Biological Sciences, 5(1), 65-69 (2001)
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