Photophysical behavior of a dimeric cyanine dye (BOBO-1) within cationic liposomes

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1450-1459

  Madeira, Catarina ^a   Fedorov, Aleksander ^a   Aires Barros, M Raquel ^a   Prieto, Manuel ^a   Loura, Luís M S ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,2' (1,3 PROPANEDIYLBIS((DIMETHYLIMINIO) 3,1 PROPANEDIYL 1(4H) PYRIDINYL 4 YLIDENEMETHYLIDYNE))BIS(3 METHYL); 2,2'-(1,3-PROPANEDIYLBIS((DIMETHYLIMINIO)-3,1-PROPANEDIYL-1(4H)-PYRIDINYL-4-YLIDENEMETHYLIDYNE))BIS(3-METHYL); BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBOCYANINE; CATION; CYANINE DYE; FLUORESCENT DYE; LIPOSOME; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DIMERIZATION; FLUORESCENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLASMID;

BENZOTHIAZOLES; CARBOCYANINES; CATIONS; DIMERIZATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; LIPOSOMES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

JOTURUS PICHARDI;

EID: 29844457440     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2005-03-16-RA-464     Document Type: Article

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