The triplet-state lifetime of indole derivatives in aqueous solution

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 462-470

  Strambini, Giovanni B ^a   Kerwin, Bruce A ^b   Mason, Bruce D ^b   Gonnelli, Margherita ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; ELECTROLYTE; GLYCINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; N ACETYLTRYPTOPHAN; N METHYLTRYPTOPHAN; PROTON; RIBONUCLEASE; SOLVENT; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLUORESCENCE; PH; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PHOTOLYSIS;

BUFFERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDOLES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RIBONUCLEASE T1; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

MUS;

EID: 12944308817     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2004-06-22-RA-21.1     Document Type: Article

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