Radiation-induced chemical evolution of biomolecules

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1198-1201

  Nakagawa, Kazumichi ^a   Matsui, Takahiro ^a   Izumi, Yudai ^a   Agui, Akane ^b   Tanaka, Masahito ^c   Muro, Takayuki ^d  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Chemical evolution; Circular dichroism; Natural circular dichroism; Radiation; Soft X ray

Indexed keywords

ALANINE FILMS; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENERGY REGIONS; NATURAL CIRCULAR DICHROISM; NATURAL CIRCULAR DICHROISMS; RADIATION-INDUCED; SOFT X-RAY; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT;

AMINATION; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXYGEN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DICHROISM;

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; OLIGOPEPTIDE; SERINE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 69949111563     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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