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Possible Interaction: Quercetin and Photosensitizing Agents

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Quercetin

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Photosensitizing Agents

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

“Photooxidation of alpha-tocopherol (alpha-TH) and photoperoxidation of lipids in blood cell membranes in the presence of hematoporphyrin (HP) as a photosensitizer were inhibited by quercetin.”

Inhibition of photooxidation of alpha-tocopherol by quercetin in human blood cell membranes in the presence of hematoporphyrin as a photosensitizer.

Biochimica et biophysica acta • 1991 | View Paper

“The presence of endogenous photosensitizers in the skin could potentially affect the UV stability of quercetin , suggesting that further study of quercetin for both its photoprotective properties and photostabilty in skin are warranted.”

UVA and UVB radiation-induced oxidation products of quercetin.

Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology • 2009 | View Paper

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