Photooxidation of lens α-crystallin by hypericin (active ingredient in St. John's Wort)

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 200-203

  Schey, K L ^a   Patat, S ^a   Chignell, C F ^b   Datillo, M ^c   Wang, R H ^c   Roberts, J E ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HISTIDINE; HYPERICIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LENS PROTEIN; METHIONINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CATARACT; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CATARACT; CATTLE; CRYSTALLINS; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PERYLENE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 0034256844     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)072<0200:POLCBH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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