Formation of singlet oxygen by urocanic acid by UVA irradiation and some consequences thereof

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 565-569

  Menon, Elton L ^a   Morrison, Harry ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; PLASMID DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SINGLET OXYGEN; UROCANIC ACID; VIRUS DNA;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AGING; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PLASMID; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; BACTERIOPHAGE PHI X 174; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; LIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

UCA;

BACTERIOPHAGE PHI X 174; DNA, VIRAL; LIGHT; PHOTOLYSIS; PLASMIDS; SINGLET OXYGEN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UROCANIC ACID;

EID: 0036594440     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)075<0565:FOSOBU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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