Photodynamic action of methylene blue: repair and mutation in Escherichia coli.

doi:10.1016/1011-1344(90)85062-2

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Photodynamic action of methylene blue: repair and mutation in Escherichia coli.

Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology - 1 May 1990

Menezes S, Capella M A, Caldas L R

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The effects of the photodynamic action of methylene blue (MB-PDA) on strains of Escherichia coli were investigated to determine whether the dye could be used in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Using the method of alkaline sucrose gradient sedimentation, it was shown that in darkness MB induces a type...

Topics

Bacteriophage lambda
DNA Damage
DNA Repair
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Escherichia coli
Methylene Blue
Models, Biological
Mutation
Photochemotherapy
Ultraviolet Rays

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