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Protective effect of furocoumarins against 254-nm ultraviolet in Staphylococcus aureus.
Current microbiology - 1 Jan 2006
Barreto Humberto M, Siqueira-Junior José P
Abstract excerpt
For Staphylococcus aureus, pretreatment with furocoumarins (FCs) protect cells against killing by far ultraviolet light (FUV; approximately 254 nm). This protective effect was evident in the repair-proficient, parental strain as well as in the repair-deficient variants in the following order of efficacy: 4,5'',8-trimethylpsoralen << 8-methoxypsoralen congruent with angelicin < 3-carbethoxypsoralen. The extent of...
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