Mathews-Roth M M
J Infect Dis. 1978 Dec;138(6):924-7. doi: 10.1093/infdis/138.6.924.
Carotenoid pigments protect photosynthetic organisms against photosensitization by their own chlorophyll. This photoprotective function of carotenoids was utilized in the treatment of a human photosensitivity disease, erythropoietic protoporphyria.
类胡萝卜素色素可保护光合生物免受自身叶绿素的光致敏作用。类胡萝卜素的这种光保护功能被用于治疗一种人类光敏性疾病——红细胞生成性原卟啉症。