Photophysical consequences of coupling bacteriochlorophyll a with serine and its resulting solubility in water

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 204-209

  Eichwurzel, I ^a   Stiel, H ^a   Teuchner, K ^a   Leupold, D ^a   Scheer, H ^b   Salomon, Y ^c   Scherz, A ^c  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; HYDROGEN; SERINE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; DIPOLE; ELECTRON; HYDROGEN BOND; SOLUBILITY;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; HYDROGEN BONDING; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SERINE; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER;

EID: 0034256840     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)072<0204:PCOCBA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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