In vitro and in vivo identification of 'pseudocatalase' activity in Dead Sea water using Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy

• Published in: Journal of Raman spectroscopy Vol. 33; no. 7; pp. 586 - 592
• Main Authors: Schallreuter, Karin U., Moore, Jeremy, Behrens-Williams, Stefanie, Panske, Angela, Harari, Marco, Rokos, Hartmut, Wood, John M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.07.2002

Balneotherapy with Dead Sea water has been reported as a successful treatment modality for psoriasis, atopic eczema and vitiligo, but the precise mode of action has escaped definition so far. The saturating salt concentration (346 g/litre) together with the unique UV spectrum have been suggested to...