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Table 1 Dissipation of photon energy by natural and synthetic organic chromophores

From: Associations between environmental factors and incidence of cutaneous melanoma. Review

UV-absorber

Other names

Percentage of molecules that dissipate the photon energy

DNA

 

> 99.9 %

natural melanin

 

> 99.9 %

2-ethylhexyl 4-(dimethylamino) benzoate

Padimate-O, octyldimethyl PABA, OD-PABA

10%

4-Methylbenzylidene camphor

(4-MBC), (MBC), Parsol 5000, Eusolex 6300

30%

Menthyl anthranilate

(MA), Methyl-2-aminobenzoate, meradimate

60%

Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

(2-EHMC), (EHMC), EMC, Octyl methoxycinnamate, OMC, Eusolex 2292, Parsol

81%