Carotenoid triplet state lifetimes

被引:35
作者
Burke, M
Land, EJ
McGarvey, DJ
Truscott, TG [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Keele, Sch Chem & Phys, Lennard Jones Labs, Keele ST5 5BG, Staffs, England
[2] Christie Hosp NHS Trust, Paterson Inst Canc Res, CRC, Drug Dev Grp, Manchester M20 4BX, Lancs, England
关键词
carotenoids; triplet state lifetimes; ground state quenching;
D O I
10.1016/S1011-1344(00)00150-0
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Carotene and xanthophyll triplet lifetimes are found to depend on the concentration of the parent molecule. These results account for some of the variations in carotenoid triplet lifetimes reported previously. The rate constants obtained for ground state quenching correlate with the number of conjugated double bonds, the longer chain systems having higher quenching rate constants. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:132 / 138
页数:7
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