PCC-CALUX
10 important questions on PCC-CALUX
What are polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs)?
Aromatic means a ring of 6 carbon atoms
Polyhalogenated means that there are one or more halogen atoms in the ring.
What are the three groups of chlorinated PHAHs?
- PCDDs
- PCDFs
- PCBs
What are practical uses of PHAHs?
- Agent Orange during the US/Vietnam war
- Chemical factory in Italy in 1916 (the dioxins were released in the air)
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How can the levels of PHAHs be determined?
- Extraction of lipid fraction
- Clean-up
- Gas chromatography
What is the risk assessment of PHAHs?
During the DR-CALUX bioassay, what happens during cell culturing?
What is the exposure medium for DR-CALUX?
What is remarkable for DMSO?
Why is the amount of light measured?
How is the activity of luciferase measured?
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