The formation and properties of the melatonin radical: A photolysis study of melatonin with 248 nm laser light

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1568-1574

  He, Hui ^a   Lin, Mingzhang ^a   Han, Zhenhui ^a   Muroya, Yusa ^a   Kudo, Hisaaki ^a   Katsumura, Yosuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DNA; LASERS; LIGHT; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOLYSIS; SPECTROMETRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MELATONIN; MELATONIN RADICALS; PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; SUNSCREEN EFFECTS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

FREE RADICAL; MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; PH; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRONS; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MELATONIN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOLYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 18444371433     PISSN: 14770520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b501202c     Document Type: Article

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