Photodynamic action of a water-soluble hypocrellin derivative with enhanced absorptivity in the phototherapeutic window I: ESR and UV-Vis studies on the photogeneration of the semiquinone anion radical and hydroquinone

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-221

  He, Yu Ying ^a   An, Jing Yi ^a   Jiang, Li Jin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cysteine substituted hypocrellin B; ESR spectra; Hydroquinone; Semiquinone anion radical; Spectrophotometric measurements; Spin counteraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032525507     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-6030(98)00273-1     Document Type: Article

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