Characterization of transient species in laser photolysis of aromatic amino acids using acetone as photosensitizer

Science in China, Series B: Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 561-566

  Song, Qinhua ^a   Xu, Yeping ^a   Yu, Shuqin ^a   Chen, Congxiang ^a   Ma, Xingxiao ^a   Wang, Wenfeng ^b   Yao, Side ^b   Lin, Nianyun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Aromatic amino acid; Laser flash photolysis; Transient species electron transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347802945     PISSN: 10069291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02874319     Document Type: Article

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