Mechanism of radical cation formation from the excited states of zeaxanthin and astaxanthin in chloroform

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 538-546

  Han, Rui Min ^a   Tian, Yu Xi ^a   Wu, Yi Shi ^a   Wang, Peng ^a   Ai, Xi Cheng ^a   Zhang, Jian Ping ^a   Skibsted, Leif H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 33646239395     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2005-09-30-ra-705     Document Type: Article

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