Interaction of Singlet Molecular Oxygen with Melatonin and Related Indoles

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 449-455

  Matuszak, Z ^a   Bilska, M A ^a   Reszkat, K J ^a,b   Chignell, C F ^a   Bilski, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLE; 5 METHOXYTRYPTAMINE; 6 CHLOROMELATONIN; 6 HYDROXYMELATONIN; ACETONITRILE; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN; METHANOL; SEROTONIN; SINGLET OXYGEN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; IN VIVO STUDY; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTUM YIELD; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

INDOLES; MELATONIN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SINGLET OXYGEN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0344413610     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)078<0449:IOSMOW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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