Spectroscopic properties and temperature induced electronic configuration changes of all-trans and 15-cis β-carotenes in ionic liquids

Photosynthetica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-166

  Bialek Bylka, G E ^a   Pawlak, K ^a   Jazurek, B ^a   Skrzypczak, A ^a   Koyama, Y ^b  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 methyl 3 octyloxymethylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate; 15 cis, all trans carotene; Electronic absorption; Fluorescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247326399     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-007-0027-z     Document Type: Article

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