Photophysical characterization of natural cis-carotenoids

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 549-557

  Andersson, Per Ola ^a   Takaichi, Shinichi ^b   Cogdell, Richard J ^c   Gillbro, Tomas ^d  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; PHYTOENE; PHYTOFLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; DIPOLE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTODYNAMICS; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

ALGORITHMS; CAROTENOIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0035497562     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)074<0549:PCONCC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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