FEMA | N/A |
CAS | 66-97-7 |
EINECS | 200-639-7 |
JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
CoE Number | N/A |
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Material Notes | a naturally occurring furocoumarin, found in psoralea. after photoactivation with uv radiation, it binds dna via single and double-stranded cross-linking. Found in common vegetables, e.g. parsnip, celery esp. if diseased or `spoiled' Psoralen is a significant mutagen and is used for this purpose in molecular biology research. |