Riboflavin photodegradation and photosensitizing effects are highly dependent on oxygen and ascorbate concentrations

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 815-820

  De La Rochette, Arnauld ^a   Silva, Eduardo ^b   Birlouez Aragon, Inès ^a   Mancini, Marcelo ^b   Edwards, Ana Maria ^b   Morlière, Patrice ^c,d  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; RIBOFLAVIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; OXYGEN TENSION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; RADIATION HAZARD; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ASCORBIC ACID; HYDROLYSIS; OXYGEN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0034592849     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)072<0815:RPAPEA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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