Ab initio studies on the photophysics of uric acid and its monohydrates: Role of the water molecule

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1132-1141

  Yamazaki, Shohei ^a,b   Urashima, Shu Hei ^c   Saigusa, Hiroyuki ^c   Taketsugu, Tetsuya ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URIC ACID; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOTION; QUANTUM THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOTION; QUANTUM THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS; URIC ACID; WATER;

EID: 84894082929     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp411880z     Document Type: Article

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