Artificial models of biological photoreceptors: Effect of quenchers on the fluorescence properties of hypericin embedded in liposomes

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 245-252

  Angelini, Nicola ^a   Cubeddu, Rinaldo ^b   Lenci, Francesco ^a   Losi, Aba ^c   Pifferi, Antonio ^b   Sgarbossa, Antonella ^a,d   Taroni, Paola ^b   Vecli, Arnaldo ^c   Viappiani, Cristiano ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento Fisica Università   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blepharisma japonicum; Photoreception; Photosensory transduction; Quenchers

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; HYPERICIN; IODIDE; LIPID; LIPOSOME; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOPHORE; DIFFUSION; FLUORESCENCE; LIPID BILAYER; MODEL; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR;

EID: 0030926470     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(96)07475-1     Document Type: Article

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