Effect of amino substitution on the excited state dynamics of uracil

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 765-768

  Bányász, Ákos ^a   Gustavsson, Thomas ^a   Keszei, Erno ^b   Improta, Roberto ^c,d   Markovitsi, Dimitra ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 AMINO 2,4 DIHYDROXYPYRIMIDINE; 5 AMINOURACIL DERIVATIVE; 6 AMINOURACIL; AMINE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; URACIL; URACIL DERIVATIVE;

ANISOTROPY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; FLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAVEFORM;

EID: 46449125837     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b800764k     Document Type: Article

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