Photolysis of carotenoids in chloroform: Enhanced yields of carotenoid radical cations in the presence of a tryptophan ester

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 341-345

  El Agamey, Ali ^a   Burke, Marc ^a   Edge, Ruth ^a   Land, Edward J ^a   McGarvey, David J ^a   Truscott, T George ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Positive charge transfer; Radical cations; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

LASER EXCITATION; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; TRYPTOLPHANS;

CHARGE TRANSFER; ESTERS; HYDROCARBONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PIGMENTS; POSITIVE IONS; RADIOLYSIS;

PHOTOLYSIS;

CAROTENOID; CATION; CHLOROFORM; ESTER; N ACETYLTRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; LASER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OXIDATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

CAROTENOIDS; CATIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHLOROFORM; ESTERS; LASER PAPERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIOLYSIS;

EID: 9644277164     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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