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A Compilation of Singlet Oxygen Yields from Biologically Relevant Molecules

1999; Wiley; Volume: 70; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

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Robert W. Redmond, Janet N. Gamlin,

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Photochemistry and PhotobiologyVolume 70, Issue 4 p. 391-475 Free Access A Compilation of Singlet Oxygen Yields from Biologically Relevant Molecules Robert W. Redmond, Robert W. Redmond Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA *To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, W-224, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Fax: 617–726-3192; e-mail:[email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJanet N. Gamlin, Janet N. Gamlin Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USASearch for more papers by this author Robert W. Redmond, Robert W. Redmond Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA *To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, W-224, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Fax: 617–726-3192; e-mail:[email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJanet N. Gamlin, Janet N. Gamlin Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 02 January 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb08240.xCitations: 710 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1 Wilkinson, F. W., W. P. Helman and A. B. Ross (1993) Quantum yields for the photosensitized formation of the lowest electronically excited singlet state of molecular oxygen in solution. J. Phys. 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