title: Carotenoid pigments and protection against photosensitization: how studies in bacteria suggested a treatment for a human disease.
mesh_terms: D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins / Q000502:physiology; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; D012242:Rhodobacter sphaeroides / Q000502:physiology*; D013471:Sunburn / Q000503:physiopathology; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects; D019207:beta Carotene
chemical_list: D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; D019207:beta Carotene; D002338:Carotenoids; D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins