title: Action spectra for bilirubin photodisappearance.
abstract: The excitation wavelength dependence of bilirubin photodestruction, as measured by quantum yields, has been determined in benzene, chloroform-1% ethanol, chloroform-1% hexane, methanol-1% concentrated ammonia, pH 8.5 aqueous buffer and pH 7.4 aqueous buffer with added albumin. The results show that in the visible spectrum the 370-490 nm excitation wavelength region is very effective in the photodestruction, but excitation in the UV-region (lambda less than 320 nm) is even more effective.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D010782:Photolysis; D011789:Quantum Theory; D051381:Rats; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D013053:Spectrophotometry
chemical_list: D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D001663:Bilirubin