Photophysics of melatonin in different environments

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 294-300

  Rath, M C ^a   Mahal, H S ^a   Mukherjee, T ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLODEXTRIN; MELATONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EMULSION; IN VITRO STUDY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CYCLODEXTRINS; EMULSIONS; MELATONIN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0033093916     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb03289.x     Document Type: Article

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