g-Carotene
Singlet oxygen


Conn, P.F.; Schalch, W.; Truscott, T.G.
J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 11, 41-47 (1991)

Reaction: g-Carotene + 1O2* ® products and/or physical quenching
Solvent: CHCl3

k = 8.3 × 108(L mol-1 s-1)

Experimental method: Flash photolysis
Analytical method: infrared luminescence
Data type: Absolute value measured directly
Excitation wavelength: 346 or 355 nm

Photosensitizer = Phenazine.


Di Mascio, P.; Kaiser, S.; Sies, H.
Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 274, 532-538 (1989)

Reaction: g-Carotene + 1O2* ® products and/or physical quenching
Solvent: CHCl3, 50%, EtOH, 50%

k = 7 × 109(L mol-1 s-1), T = 310K

Experimental method: Chemical reaction
Analytical method: infrared luminescence
Data type: Derived from steady state measurements

1O2* from NDPO2; reported k = 2.5 × 1010 L mol-1 s-1 using kd = 1 × 105 s-1, recalcd. using kd = 3.0 × 104 s-1 [92DIM/SUN]; see also [90DIM/DEV].


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