Predictions of the electronic absorption and emission spectra of luciferin and oxyluciferins including solvation effects

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 163-170

  Ren, Ai Min ^a   Goddard, John D ^b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Luciferin; Oxyluciferin; Solvent effects

Indexed keywords

LUCIFERIN; OXYLUCIFERIN DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GAS; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHASE TRANSITION; POLARIZATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVATION; TIME;

FIREFLY LUCIFERIN; INDOLES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PYRAZINES; SOLVENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 28444467409     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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