Psoralen and Bergapten: In Silico Metabolism and Toxicophoric Analysis of Drugs Used to Treat Vitiligo

PURPOSE: to discuss the contribution of psoralen and bergapten metabolites on psoralens toxicity. METHODS: Computational chemistry prediction of metabolic reactions and toxicophoric groups based on the expert systems Derek and Meteor. RESULTS: a total of 15 metabolites were suggested for both psoral...

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Main Authors: Vinicius Barreto da Silva, Daniel Fábio Kawano, Ivone Carvalho, Edemilson Cardoso Conceição, Osvaldo Freitas, Carlos Henrique Tomich de Paula Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences 2009-12-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/6499