Studies on the Mechanism of the Enzymatic Photoisomerization of Retinal

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-259

  Pepe, I M ^a   Cugnoli, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

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APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0348167423     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb09678.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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