Solvent effects on excitation relaxation dynamics of a keto-carotenoid, siphonaxanthin

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1206-1209

  Akimoto, Seiji ^a   Yokono, Makio ^b   Higuchi, Michiya ^c   Tomo, Tatsuya ^c   Takaichi, Shinichi ^d   Murakami, Akio ^a   Mimuro, Mamoru ^c  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL A; KETO CAROTENOID; METHANOL; SIPHONOXANTHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITATION RELAXATION DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN BOND; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT EFFECT; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; STEADY STATE;

EID: 53749084787     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b802658k     Document Type: Conference Paper

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