Items for "photosensitization"

Singlet oxygen inactivates protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B by oxidation of the active site cysteine

Singlet oxygen (¹O₂), an electronically excited form of molecular oxygen, is a mediator of biological effects of ultraviolet A radiation, stimulating signaling cascades in human cells...

Keywords: oxidative stress, photosensitization, signal transduction, tyrosine phosphorylation, ultraviolet radiation