The fluorescence and photostabilities of naturally occurring isoflavones

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 611-615

  Dunford, Cara L ^a   Smith, Gerald J ^a   Swinny, Ewald E ^b   Markham, Kenneth R ^a  

^a CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,7 DIHYDROXYISOFLAVONE; ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOL; DAIDZEIN; FORMONONETIN; HEXANOL; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; NATURAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIPOLE; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 27844574774     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b300078h     Document Type: Article

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