Protective effect of TiO2 particles on UV light induced pyrimidine dimer formation

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 141, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 225-230

  Kubota, Yoshinobu ^a,b   Niwa, Chisa ^b   Ohnuma, Tamika ^b   Ohko, Yoshihisa ^c   Tatsuma, Tetsu ^c   Mori, Toshio ^d   Fujishima, Akira ^c  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pyrimidine dimer; TiO2 particles; UV light

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035797224     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-6030(01)00444-0     Document Type: Article

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