Endogenous porphyrin accumulation and ph
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M.G. Strakhovskaya; A.O. Shumarina; G.Ya. Fraikin; A.B. Rubin
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Article
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1999
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The chelator 2,2'-dipyridyl (0.2 mM) induces a remarkable increase of protoporphyrin IX concentration as well as of its Zn-containing complex in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Endogenous porphyrin accumulation results in five- to six-fold cell sensitization to visible light (400-600 nm). Mitoch