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REDUCED CYSTINE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD PLASMA EXPOSED TO BROAD SPECTRUM LIGHT
Author(s) -
Felten Richard P.,
Sykes Stephen M.,
Lamanna Anthony,
Waxler Morris
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1980.tb03717.x
Subject(s) - cystine , photic zone , blood plasma , chemistry , absorption (acoustics) , plasma , endocrinology , medicine , biochemistry , biology , optics , physics , phytoplankton , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , cysteine , nutrient , enzyme
— Heterozygote and homozygote Gunn rat blood plasma, as well as human blood plasma, was exposed for 24 h to broad‐spectrum fluorescent light (Dura‐Test Vita‐Lite). The result of this exposure was the reduction of half‐cystine concentrations in all exposed samples when compared to unexposed controls. The data suggests that the effect observed was not the result of direct photic energy absorption by cystine but was the result of a photic intermediate.