Photochemistry and photobiology of lmidazole-4(5)-methylidene malonic acid: An analog of both E- and Z-urocanic acid

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 216-219

  Houghtaling, Melissa A ^a   Kennedy, Matthew A ^a   Mohammad, Taj ^a   Tessman, Irwin ^a   Morrisont, Harry ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0029842157     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1996.tb02445.x     Document Type: Article

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