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Candida utilis as a convenient and safe substitute for the pathogenic yeastC. albicans in Daniels' phototoxicity test

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Candida utilis is a safe and convenient substitute for the pathogenic yeastC. albicans in phototoxicity tests. With both organisms 8-methoxypsoralen and α-terthienyl give positive results while photodynamic compounds give negative results.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, P.O. Box 4348, 60680, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    J. Kagan & R. Gabriel

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Acknowledgments. We are grateful to the National Institutes of Health (GM24144) for financial assistance, and to Ms Nancy Budorick, Prof. A. Ferro, and Mr Carl Moshovitis for technical assistance and advice.

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Kagan, J., Gabriel, R. Candida utilis as a convenient and safe substitute for the pathogenic yeastC. albicans in Daniels' phototoxicity test. Experientia 36, 587–588 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01965818

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