Influence of human serum albumin on photodegradation of folic acid in solution

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 817-822

  Vorobey, Pavel ^a,b   Steindal, Arnfinn Engeset ^a,c   Off, Morten Kristian ^a,c   Vorobey, Alexander ^a,d   Moan, Johan ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b International Sakharov Environmental University   (Belarus)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d INSTITUTE OF PHOTOBIOLOGY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; OXYGEN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PHOTOLYSIS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SOLUTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33745871186     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2005-11-23-RA-739     Document Type: Article

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