Room temperature phosphorescence from tryptophan and halogenated tryptophan analogs in amorphous sucrose

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 166-171

  McCaul, Colin P ^a   Ludescher, Richard D ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001417158     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb07985.x     Document Type: Article

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