Improvements in technical assessment and protocol for EPR evaluation of magnetic fields effects on a radical pair reaction

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 149-155

  Gualtieri, Giancaterino ^a,b   Colacicchi, Silvia ^a,b   Carnicelli, Veronica ^a   Di Giulio, Antonio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b INFM   (Italy)

^c Dipto Sci e Tecnologie Biomediche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Ascorbyl; EPR spectroscopy; Fremy's salt; Gradient coils; RPM (radical pair mechanism)

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; RADICAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 17144379283     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2004.11.014     Document Type: Article

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