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THE PHOTOBIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF 5‐GERANOXYPSORALEN AND ITS PHOTOPRODUCTS
Author(s) -
AshwoodSmith M. J.,
Ceska O.,
Warrington P. J.,
Morris T. F.,
Altamirano M.
Publication year - 1992
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.1751-1097.1992.tb04274.x
Subject(s) - chemistry
— 5‐geranoxypsoralen (Bergamottin) does not photosensitize bacteria or a bacterial virus. It does, however, photosensitize mammalian cells in tissue culture. Irradiation with either black light (300–400 nm) or fluorescent ceiling lights produced at least four photobiologically active degradation products, the chemical nature of which still remains to be elucidated. Prolonged exposure to black light resulted in the formation of inactive molecule(s).