ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE STUDIES OF ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATED KERATIN AND RELATED PROTEINS |
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| Authors: | J. I. Dunlop C. H. Nicholls |
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| Affiliation: | School of Textile Technology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Abstract— The formation of free radicals in keratin and related proteins by exposure to u.v. light has been examined by electron spin resonance spectroscopy. From a comparison of the spectra obtained and the effects of different wavelengths and the stabilities of the radicals produced, it has been shown that several species of free radicals are produced by the u.v. irradiation of keratin. However it has been possible to identify only those free radicals associated with the cystine residues. The free radicals produced in keratin by exposure to shorter wavelength irradiation (below 3250 Å) were found to be quite different to those produced at longer wavelengths. |
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