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The quinolone antibiotic BAY y 3118 is a photochemically labile compound, and irradiation with UV-A light leads to its rapid decomposition. In vivo, following oral drug administration to guinea pigs, irradiation of the animals not only results in a severe local phototoxicity, but also leads to systemic phototoxic reactions [1].
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Schmidt, U., Schlüter, G. (1996). Studies on the Mechanism of Phototoxicity of BAY y 3118 and Other Quinolones. In: Snyder, R., et al. Biological Reactive Intermediates V. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 387. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9480-9_16
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