Biphotonic photodissociation of phenylalanine in aqueous solution at 20°C

Mittal, L. J. ; Mittal, J. P. ; Hayon, E. (1973) Biphotonic photodissociation of phenylalanine in aqueous solution at 20°C Chemical Physics Letters, 18 (3). pp. 319-322. ISSN 0009-2614

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Abstract

The photophysical processes leading to the photochemical changes in the aromatic amino acid phenylalanine were examined as a function of pH in aqueous solutions at 20 ° C, using the technique of flash photolysis. The photodissociation reaction to form the benzyl ( φ CH2) radical was found to occur via a biphotonic process at pH 5.9 and pH 0.45, and via a monophotonic process at pH 11.0. Using characteristics quenches, the precursor of the photodissociation of phenylalanine at all pH values was shown to be a long-lived (triplet) excited state.

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