Photoinduced generation of H2O2 and O 2•- by 6-formylpterin in aqueous solutions

Pteridines

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 82-89

  Petroselli, Gabriela ^a   Bartsch, Jonas Martin ^a   Thomas, Andres H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES FISICOQUÍMICAS TEÓRICAS Y APLICADAS INIFTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Formylpterin; Hydrogen peroxide; Photochemistry; Reactive oxygen species; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

6 CARBOXY 5,8 DIHYDROPTERIN; CYTOCHROME C; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PTERIN 6 ALDEHYDE; PTERIN DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VITILIGO;

EID: 33750942846     PISSN: 09334807     EISSN: 21954720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/pteridines.2006.17.3.82     Document Type: Article

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