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Picosecond Spectroscopy of Solutions, Proteins and Photosynthetic Membranes
Laser Chemistry (1983)
  • Graham R. Fleming, University of Chicago
  • William T. Lotshaw, University of Chicago
  • Robert J. Gulotty, University of Chicago
  • Jacob W. Petrich, University of Chicago
  • Mary C. Chang, University of Chicago
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Abstract
The photophysics of tryptophan is discussed and a model capable of rationalizing the
photophysics of almost twenty derivatives of tryptophan is proposed. The model is
based on conformers about the Ca-C bond and the relative rates of charge transfer
from indole to various electrophiles. Three new tryptophan derivatives were synthesized
to test the model. Accurate predictions concerning the relative fluorescence lifetimes
and the form of the fluorescence decay law are made for tryptophan and seventeen
of its derivatives, including the three new derivatives.
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Publication Date
1983
DOI
10.1155/LC.3.181
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Graham R. Fleming, William T. Lotshaw, Robert J. Gulotty, Jacob W. Petrich, et al.. "Picosecond Spectroscopy of Solutions, Proteins and Photosynthetic Membranes" Laser Chemistry Vol. 3 Iss. 1-6 (1983) p. 181 - 201
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