Visible-light photochemistry and phototoxicity of thiarubrines

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-165

  Page, Jonathan E ^a,c   Block, Eric ^b   Towers, G H Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBROSIA CHAMISSONIS; ASTERACEAE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0001526917     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb07984.x     Document Type: Article

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