The photoreceptor pigment of the unicellular organism Blepharisma generates hydroxyl radicals

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-33

  Kato, Yoji ^a   Watanabe, Yoshiya ^b   Sagara, Yasuhiro ^b   Murakami, Yasunori ^c   Sugiyama, Masanori ^a   Matsuoka, Tatsuomi ^d  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blepharisma; Blepharismin; Hydroxyl radicals; Photoreceptor

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYL RADICAL; PIGMENT; SINGLET OXYGEN; SODIUM AZIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL KILLING; CILIATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FLUORESCENCE; L CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICROORGANISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMICS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BLEPHARISMA; CILIOPHORA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030175159     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1011-1344(95)07266-7     Document Type: Article

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