Structure and Medium-Dependent Photodecomposition of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 666-674

  Fasani, Elisa ^a   Profumo, Antonella ^a   Albini, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENOXACIN; LOMEFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PHOTOLYSIS; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ENOXACIN; FLUOROQUINOLONES; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; QUANTUM THEORY; QUINOLONES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0032214750     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb02527.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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