UV-induced DNA damage plays a key role in the initiation phase of skin cancer. When left
unrepaired or when damaged cells are not eliminated by apoptosis, DNA lesions express …

The routine and often unavoidable exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation makes it one
of the most significant environmental DNA-damaging agents to which humans are exposed …

Emphasis has been placed in this article dedicated to DNA damage on recent aspects of the
formation and measurement of oxidatively generated damage in cellular DNA in order to …

Photoisomerization, that is, a photochemical reaction leading to a change of molecular
structure after absorption of a photon, can have detrimental effects such as leading to DNA …

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation directly affects plants and microorganisms, but also alters the
species-specific interactions between them. The distinct bands of UV radiation, UV-A, UV-B …

DNA is one of the prime molecules, and its stability is of utmost importance for proper
functioning and existence of all living systems. Genotoxic chemicals and radiations exert …

The present manuscript is a conceptual review concerning the photo-Fenton reaction at near-
neutral pH, used for bacterial inactivation. In this first Part, an overview of the mechanisms …

Mutations in sunlight-induced melanoma arise from cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs),
DNA photoproducts that are typically created picoseconds after an ultraviolet (UV) photon is …

Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory studies have implicated solar ultraviolet (UV)
radiation in various skin diseases including, premature aging of the skin and melanoma and …

Human skin is repeatedly exposed to UVR that influences the function and survival of many
cell types and is regarded as the main causative factor in the induction of skin cancer. It has …