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Published on: April 13, 2019
[A study on the spectra of L-fucose]
Abstract:
The concentration of L-fucose will extraordinarily increase in urine in patients with early stage of cancer. It seems that this is a significant clue for early phase diagnosis of cancer. Unfortunately the sensitive detection of L-fucose is difficult. Thus we carried out researches on IR-spectrum, Raman spectrum, ultraviolet absorption spectrum and ultraviolet fluorescence spectrum. We compared the results from patients and healthy subjects. It is confirmed that the spectroscopic method, especially ultraviolet fluorescence spectrophotometry, may be suitable for early stage screening of some kinds of cancer. This test is rapid, inexpensive and painless.
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