Photophysical properties of rufloxacin in neutral aqueous solution

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 731-736

  Sortino, Salvatore ^a,b   Marconi, Glancarlo ^a   Giuffrida, Salvatore ^b   De Guidi, Guido ^b   Monti, Sandra ^a,c  

^a Inst Fotochimica Radiazioni Alta E   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 0000379862     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb08276.x     Document Type: Article

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