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EXCITATION OF CHLOROPHYLL DURING THE PEROXIDASE‐CATALYZED OXIDATION OF ETHYL α‐FORMYLPHENYLACETATE
Author(s) -
Adam Waldemar,
Encarnación Luiz A. Arias,
Cilento Giuseppe,
Marcela H,
Nassi Lilian
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1984.tb04574.x
Subject(s) - chemistry , photochemistry , catalysis , peroxidase , chlorophyll , horseradish peroxidase , excited state , fluorescence , excitation , micelle , chlorophyll fluorescence , enzyme , biochemistry , organic chemistry , optics , electrical engineering , aqueous solution , engineering , physics , nuclear physics
When micelle‐solubilyzed chlorophyll is present during the horseradish peroxidase catalyzed aerobic oxidation of ethyl α‐formylphenylacetate its fluorescence is observed. The excitation of chlorophyll may occur via energy transfer from the enzyme‐generated triplet ethyl benzoylformate. These results imply that excited states may be generated in the roots of Datura innoxia .