Photoinduced charge transfer in helical polypeptides

Research on Chemical Intermediates

Volumn 28, Issue 7-9, 2002, Pages 795-815

  Vullev, Valentine I ^a,b   Jones II, Guilford ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; HYDROGEN BONDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX REACTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE TRANSFER;

POLYPEPTIDES;

EID: 0036960803     PISSN: 09226168     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685670260469429     Document Type: Article

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