Solvatochromic effects in the electronic absorption and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of hypericin in organic solvents and in lipid bilayers

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 110-118

  Weitman, Hana ^a   Roslaniec, Mary ^a   Frimer, Aryeh A ^a   Afri, Michal ^a   Freeman, Dalia ^b   Mazur, Yehuda ^b   Ehrenberg, Benjamin ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; HYPERICIN; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN BOND; LIPID BILAYER; MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PROTON TRANSPORT; SOLVATION;

LIPID BILAYERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PERYLENE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SOLVENTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0035263181     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)073<0110:SEITEA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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