Photobiological Properties of Methylene Violet

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 245-252

  Morrison, Harry ^a   Mohammad, Taj ^a   Kurukulasuriya, Ravi ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

4 BROMOMETHYLENE VIOLET; 4-BROMOMETHYLENE VIOLET; COLORING AGENT; DNA; METHYLENE VIOLET; OXYGEN; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; RNA; SINGLET OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DARKNESS; DNA SUPERCOILING; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; COLORING AGENTS; DARKNESS; DNA; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; OXYGEN; PHENOTHIAZINES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; RNA; SINGLET OXYGEN; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0031196858     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1997.tb08650.x     Document Type: Article

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