Membrane damage efficiency of phenothiazinium photosensitizers.

abstract：:The total ozone column (TOC) is the most significant quantity for estimating the erythemally effective UV radiation under clear sky conditions. Uncertainties in TOC measurements and a limited spatial and temporal resolution therefore influence the quality of calculated erythemally effective radiation. The UV Index, th...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Schmalwieser AW,Erbertseder T,Schauberger G,Weihs P

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a novel method for the isolation of the PSI-LHCI-LHCII complex from spinach leaves. The supercomplex was resolved into a core complex (CPI), LHCII trimers, LHCI dimers and LHCII monomers using green gel electrophoresis. We then investigate changes in the fluorescence and absorption spectra of PSI-LHCI-LHC...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Qin X,Wang W,Wang K,Xin Y,Kuang T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluoroquinolone (FQ) antibiotics photosensitize human skin to solar UV radiation and are reported to photosensitize tumor formation in mouse skin. As tumor initiation will not occur without genotoxic insult, we examined the potential of ciprofloxacin, lomefloxacin, fleroxacin, BAYy3118 (a recently developed monofl...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Reavy HJ,Traynor NJ,Gibbs NK

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this manuscript, we demonstrate the control of film thickness and surface wettability in the photochemical immobilization of poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) to a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) containing a phthalimide chromophore. Surface attachment is characterized by ellipsometry and contact angle measurements. The we...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Carroll GT,Turro NJ,Mammana A,Koberstein JT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:International patterns suggest germ cell testicular cancer (GCTC) incidence may be lower in lower latitudes. To investigate this possibility, we examined GCTC incidence by latitude (population centroid in 2000) for men ≥15 years within two reasonably homogeneous countries, the United States and Australia. In the Unite...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Biggar RJ,Baade PD,Sun J,Brandon LE,Kimlin M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photolysis of 6-chloro-1,3-dimethyluracil and mesitylene in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) at low temperature gave 1,3,5,7,9- and 1,3,6,8,10-pentamethylcyclooctapyrimidine-2,4-diones (1b, 1c). Sequential photoreaction of the former (1b) resulted in the formation of 9,11-diazapentacyclo[6.4.0.0(1,3).0(2,5)....

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Ohkura K,Nishijima K,Seki K

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chaetopterus variopedatus has been studied for over a century in terms of its physiology, ecology and life history. One focus of research is on its intrinsic bioluminescent emissions, which can be observed as a blue light emitted from the extremities of individual body segments, or as a secreted mucus. Even though res...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Mirza JD,Migotto ÁE,Yampolsky IV,de Moraes GV,Tsarkova AS,Oliveira AG

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study our aim was to determine the biophysical values of constitutive skin color in Caucasians and to define the correlation between skin color and phototype assessed according to the Fitzpatrick method. Constitutive skin color was measured on the buttock, with a Minolta CR-200 colorimeter, in a population-of ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Rubegni P,Cevenini G,Flori ML,Fimiani M,Stanghellini E,Molinu A,Barbini P,Andreassi L

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding interactions of three naphthalimide derivatives with heteropoly nucleic acids have been evaluated using fluorescence, absorption and circular dichroism spectroscopies. Mono- and bifunctionalized naphthalimides exhibit sequence-dependent variations in their affinity toward DNA. The heteropoly nucleic acids,...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： McMasters S,Kelly LA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have been able to identify a blue fluorophore from the low-molecular weight soluble fraction of human adult nondiabetic brunescent cataract lenses as xanthurenic acid 8-O-beta-D-glucoside (XA8OG) (excitation = 338 nm and emission = 440 nm). To determine the role of this fluorophore in the lens, we have examined its...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Thiagarajan G,Shirao E,Ando K,Inoue A,Balasubramanian D

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cationic polythiophenes have been shown to be potent antimicrobial compounds due to their ability to absorb visible light and sensitize the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well as their ability to selectively associate with and damage negatively charged cell envelopes. This study demonstrates the abilit...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Brown DM,Yang J,Strach EW,Khalil MI,Whitten DG

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that natural killer (NK) cell activity was suppressed in volunteer subjects exposed to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from solarium lamps. The present studies were carried out to determine the spectrum of UVR responsible for suppression of NK activity and to develop in vitro methods to analyze...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Hersey P,Magrath H,Wilkinson F

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the impact of delivery vehicles in photosensitizing efficacy of HPPH, a hydrophobic photosensitizer was dissolved in various formulations: 1% Tween 80/5% dextrose, Pluronic P-123 and Pluronic F-127 in 0.5%, 1% and 2% phosphate buffer solutions (PBS). HPPH was also conjugated to Pluronic F-127, and the res...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Cacaccio J,Durrani F,Cheruku RR,Borah B,Ethirajan M,Tabaczynski W,Pera P,Missert JR,Pandey RK

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of expression of the heme oxygenase (HO) gene appears to be involved in a cellular defense system in mammalian cells. We now demonstrate that while HO-1 mRNA levels are strongly inducible in dermal fibroblasts they are barely inducible in human epidermal keratinocytes following oxidative stress (UVA radiati...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Applegate LA,Noël A,Vile G,Frenk E,Tyrrell RM

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current conditions of 2-11 kJ m(-2) day(-1) of UV-B radiation and temperatures of >30 degrees C during flowering in cotton cultivated regions are projected to increase in the future. A controlled environment study was conducted in sunlit growth chambers to determine the effects of UV-B radiation and temperature on phy...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Reddy KR,Kakani VG,Zhao D,Koti S,Gao W

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment model for ultraviolet radiation and risk "AMOUR" is applied to output from two chemistry-climate models (CCMs). Results from the UK Chemistry and Aerosols CCM are used to quantify the worldwide skin cancer risk avoided by the Montreal Protocol and its amendments: by the year 2030, two million cases of s...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： van Dijk A,Slaper H,den Outer PN,Morgenstern O,Braesicke P,Pyle JA,Garny H,Stenke A,Dameris M,Kazantzidis A,Tourpali K,Bais AF

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyocyanin (PyO-) (1-hydroxy-5-methylphenazine) is a cytotoxic compound secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an omnipresent bacterium and a human pathogen. We report that visible light illumination in the presence of rose bengal, or riboflavin, in aerated solutions (pH 7.0-7.2) induces irreversible loss of the pigment's...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Reszka KJ,Denning GM,Britigan BE

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A noninvasive in situ fluorescence-based method for the quantification of the photosensitizer chloroaluminum disulfonated phthalocyanine was compared to the highly accurate but nonreal time ex vivo spectrofluorometry method. Our in vivo fluorescence technique is designed to allow real-time assessment of photosensitize...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Lee CC,Pouge BW,Strawbridge RR,Moodie KL,Bartholomew LR,Burke GC,Hoopes PJ

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near-UV (337 nm) photoactivation of the 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylation reaction producing serotonin has been observed. The photoactivation effect was investigated as a function of fluence rate and fluence, and pH. Photoactivation of decarboxylase activity was found to occur at nearly neutral pH values (low activi...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Fraikin GY,Strakhovskaya MG,Ivanova EV,Rubin AB

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pyrimidine nucleobases contained in DNA undergo a variety of photoinduced reactions in which two moieties become joined to form a product (e.g. formation of cyclobutane dimers and [6-4] adducts). Herein, we describe a new type of photoconjugation reaction that has been shown to occur for 5-methylcytosine (5-MeC), ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Shetlar MD,Chung J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of the cation-π interaction on the susceptibility of a tryptophan model system toward interaction with singlet oxygen, that is, type II photooxidation. The model system consists of two indole units linked to a lariat crown ether to measure the total rate of removal of singlet oxygen by the i...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Arevalo GE,Cagan DA,Monsour CG,Garcia AC,McCurdy A,Selke M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lamprigera (Lampyridae) is a small genus with only 17 species distributing in Asian countries. Its larviform females and alate males can produce continuously strong yellow-green light at night. However, no luciferase gene was reported for this genus and its subfamily-level phylogenetic position still remains uncertain...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Liu GC,Zhang R,Hou QB,He JW,Dong ZW,Zhao RP,Wang W,Li XY

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photoinduced covalent binding of the title compound to native and heat denatured DNA is described. The level of binding has been measured by UV (for DNA) and atomic absorption (for Rh) analysis. Quantum efficiencies of 6.4 x 10(-4) mol Rh per mol photons and 1.6 x 10(-3) mol Rh per mol photons have been determined...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Mahnken RE,Bina M,Deibel RM,Luebke K,Morrison H

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe here the development of monoclonal antibodies to the hapten tryptophan-riboflavin, generated by irradiation of a solution of bovine serum albumin in the presence of riboflavin. The specificity of the three obtained monoclonal antibodies, named 1E6, 5H5, 5A8 all belonging to the IgG1 isotype, was assessed b...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Diaz M,Becker MI,De Ioannes AE,Silva E

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exploration of environmental dynamics using intrinsic biological probe tryptophan is very important; however, it suffers from various difficulties. An alternative probe, kynurenine (KN), has been found to be an efficient probe for the ultrafast dynamics in the biological environment (Goswami et al., [2010] J. Phys. Ch...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Rakshit S,Goswami N,Pal SK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the hypothesis that the strength of the activation of the intra-S DNA damage checkpoint varies within the S phase. Synchronized diploid human fibroblasts were exposed to either 0 or 2.5 J m(-2) UVC in early, mid- and late-S phase. The endpoints measured were the following: (1) radio-resistant DNA synth...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Chastain PD 2nd,Brylawski BP,Zhou YC,Rao S,Chu H,Ibrahim JG,Kaufmann WK,Cordeiro-Stone M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report that exo- and endogenous guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) specifically influenced the photophobic response. In behavioral experiments the slowly hydrolyzable and membrane-permeable analogs of cGMP (8-bromo-cGMP [Br-cGMP] and N6,2'-o-dibutyryl-cGMP) dramatically prolonged the time for ciliary stop ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Walerczyk M,Fabczak S

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodamage to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) can initiate a death pathway termed paraptosis. The "canonical" model of paraptosis, initiated by certain drugs and other stimuli, requires a brief interval of protein synthesis, involves the action of MAP kinases and can be followed by biochemical markers. The latter incl...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Kessel D

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses laser light to activate a photosensitizer that has been absorbed preferentially by cancer cells after systemic administration. A phototoxic reaction ensues resulting in cell death and tissue necrosis. Some cells, however, may survive PDT. This study was performed to determine if survivi...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Hornung R,Walt H,Crompton NE,Keefe KA,Jentsch B,Perewusnyk G,Haller U,Köchli OR

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photostability of drugs administered topically on unprotected skin is a complex phenomenon that could be connected with the loss of activity or, rather rarely, the occurrence of toxic degradation products. In this study, an in-depth investigation of the photostability of terbinafine, in both solutions and formulat...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Kryczyk-Poprawa A,Żmudzki P,Koczurkiewicz P,Pękala E,Hubicka U

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00