Active participation of 1 πσ* states in the photodissociation of tyrosine and its subunits

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2274-2278

  Iqbal, Azhar ^a   Stavros, Vasilios G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TYROSINE; BIOLOGICAL MOLECULE; DISSOCIATIVE STATE; GASPHASE; PHOTO-STABILITY; PRIME-FOCUS; STEP CHANGES; UV EXCITATION;

CHROMOPHORES; DISSOCIATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOSPHATASES;

AMINO ACIDS;

EID: 77955445079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz100814q     Document Type: Article

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