Influência de diferentes sistemas de solvente água-etanol sobre as propriedades físico-químicas e espectroscópicas dos compostos macrocíclicos feofitina e clorofila α Influence of different water-ethanol solvent systems on the spectroscopic and physico-chemical properties of the macrocyclic compounds pheophytin and chlorophyll α

Autor: Leonardo M. Moreira, Máira R. Rodrigues, Hueder P. M. de Oliveira, Adriana Lima, Rafael R. S. Soares, Vagner R. Batistela, Adriana P. Gerola, Noboru Hioka, Divinomar Severino, Mauricio S. Baptista, Antônio Eduardo da Hora Machado
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Química Nova, Vol 33, Iss 2, Pp 258-262 (2010)
ISSN: 1678-7064
0100-4042
Popis: This work focus on the influence of solvent on the photophysical properties of chlorophyll α and pheophytin. Both compounds are related to the photosynthesis process and are considered prototypes of photosensitizers in Photodynamic Therapy. Fluorescence measurements were developed using water/ethanol mixtures at different compositions, since both solvents could be employed in biological applications. The spectroscopic properties of these compounds undergo profound changes depending on water content in the ethanol due to auto-aggregation processes. The major hydrophobicity and the lower dielectric constant of ethanol when compared with water precluded significantly the auto-aggregation process of these compounds.
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