Toward the molecular flashlight: Preparation, properties, and photophysics of a hypericin-luciferin tethered molecule

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-157

  Wen, Jin ^a   Chowdhury, Pramit ^a   Wills, Nick J ^a   Wannemuehler, Yvonne ^a   Park, Jaehun ^a   Kesavan, Sarathy ^a   Carpenter, S ^a   Kraus, G A ^a   Petrich, J W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; HYPERICIN; LUCIFERIN; PSEUDOHYPERICIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PERYLENE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ERROR; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SYNTHESIS;

FIREFLY LUCIFERIN; PERYLENE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 0036676448     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)076<0153:TTMFPP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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