Raman spectroscopic study of DNA after photosensitive damage caused by hypocrellins A and B

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 360-366

  Xu, Yiming ^a   Zhang, Zhiyi ^a   Zhang, Hongyu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

DNA; Hypocrellin A; Hypocrellin B; Photosensitive damage; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343413226     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02882734     Document Type: Article

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