Ultraviolet photodegradation of folic acid

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-55

  Off, Morten Kristian ^a,b   Steindal, Arnfinn Engeset ^a,b   Porojnicu, Alina Carmen ^a,c   Juzeniene, Asta ^a   Vorobey, Alexander ^a   Johnsson, Anders ^b   Moan, Johan ^a,d  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

6 Formyl pterin; p Aminobenzoyl l glutamic acid; Photosensitizing; Pterin 6 carboxylic acid; Reaction kinetics; Singlet oxygen

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; FOLIC ACID; PTERIN DERIVATIVE; SINGLET OXYGEN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AEROBIC METABOLISM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; IN VIVO STUDY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 20444433990     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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