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IT has gradually become apparent that the carcinogenic activity of 3 : 4 benzpyrene is linked with sulphur metabolism1. Some experiments have, therefore, been carried out to attempt to determine whether another biological property of 3 : 4 benzpyrene, namely, its photodynamic action, is involved with sulphur. These were done by measuring the photodynamic activity of the benzpyrene in the presence of sulphur containing compounds.
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Crabtree, H. G., Brit. Med. Bull., 4 (5 and 6), 345 (1947).
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CALCUTT, G., NEWHOUSE, J. Inhibition of the Photodynamic Action of 3 : 4 Benzpyrene. Nature 161, 53–54 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161053b0
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