Kumaon Chemical is a leading oral Methoxsalen, Methoxsalen Usp manufacturer,Supplier. We are also famous amid reliable suppliers from India. Our methoxsalen & methoxypsoralen are considered as best in the industry. Methoxsalen is 9-Methoxy-7H -furo[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-7-one obtained from the seed of Ammi majus. Family Umbelliferae.Molecular formula is C12H8O4 and molecular weight 216.18 Therapeutic Uses: For Pigmentation SPECIFICATIONS
Description or appearance : White crystalline material
Identification : By IR and by TLC should complies.
Solubility : Soluble in Chloroform
Melting Point or Range : 143 - 148OC
Residue on ignition : NMT 0.1%
Heavy metal : NMT 0.002%
Water : NMT 0.5%
Chromatographic impurity : Complies
Organic volatile impurity : Complies
Assay (by HPLC) (on anhydrous basis) : 98-102%
Methoxsalen is a naturally occurring photoactive chemical found in the seeds of the Ammi majus (Umbelliferae) plant and in the roots of Heracleum candicans. It belongs to a group of compounds known as psoralens or furocoumarins.