Photoinduced Formation of Thiols in Human Hair

September 2016 in “ Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology ”

M. V. Fedorkova, Н.Н. Брандт, A. Yu. Chikishev, Н. В. Смолина, Н. Г. Балабушевич, С. А. Гусев, V. A. Lipatova, Veronika M. Botchey, Г. Е. Добрецов, Elena V. Mikhalchik

UV irradiation thiols hair cuticle SH groups soluble proteins SS bonds CS bonds cystines hair keratins disulfide bond cleavage Raman spectroscopy gel filtration chromatography ultraviolet light sulfhydryl groups disulfide bonds

Studysummary This study observed that mercury-lamp irradiation may cause cleavage of disulfide bonds in keratins of white hair, leading to the formation of thiols in laboratory settings.

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