Theoretical analysis of the color tuning mechanism of oxyluciferin and 5-hydroxyoxyluciferin

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 988, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-62

  Pinto da Silva, Luís ^a   Esteves da Silva, Joaquim C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Color tuning; Fluorescence; Intermolecular interactions; Oxyluciferin; Oxyluciferin analogues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859425043     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2012.02.029     Document Type: Article

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