Photophysical studies of the pheophorbide a dimer

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 194-200

  Eichwurzel, I ^a,b   Stiel, H ^b   Roder B ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorption; Aggregation; Dimerization; Dipole moment; Exciton theory; Fluorescence; Pheophorbide a

Indexed keywords

DIMER; MONOMER; PHEOPHORBIDE; SOLVENT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; DRUG CONFORMATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSORPTION; ANGIOSPERMS; CHLOROPHYLL; DIMERIZATION; FLUORESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PORPHYRINS; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0034006243     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(00)00016-6     Document Type: Article

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