Photoinduced proton-coupled electron transfers in biorelevant phenolic systems

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1190-1203

  Bonin, Julien ^a   Robert, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ELECTRON; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; REVIEW;

ELECTRONS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX;

EID: 80054985248     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2011.00996.x     Document Type: Review

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