The light-induced reactions of tryptophan with halocompounds

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 362-368

  Edwards, Robert A ^a   Jickling, Glen ^a   Turner, Raymond J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENYLHYDRAZINE; 5 FLUOROTRYPTOPHAN; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; BROMOFORM; CHLOROFORM; HALIDE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE FLUOROPHORE; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IODOACETIC ACID; N ACETYLTRYPTOPHAN; N METHYLINDOLEACETIC ACID; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; TRICHLOROETHANE; TRICHLOROETHANOL; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE; ILLUMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; PHOTOACTIVATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOLVATION; SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

INDOLES; KINETICS; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0036551118     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)075<0362:TLIROT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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