EVIDENCE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SINGLET OXYGEN BY PHOTOEXCITED ACRIDINE ORANGE |
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Authors: | J Decuyper N Houba-Héin C M Calberg-Bacq A Van De Vorst |
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Institution: | Experimental Physics, Institute of Physics, B5;Laboratory of General and Medical Microbiology, Institute of Pathology, B23, University of Liege, Sart-Tilman 4000, Liege, Belgium |
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Abstract: | Abstract In contrast to previous results obtained with the nitroxide radical detection technique, generation of the specific 1O2 oxidation product of cholesterol shows that photoexcited acridine orange produces singlet oxygen. |
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