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Reduction of 1,4-quinone and Ubiquinones by Hydrogen Atom Transfer under UVA Irradiation

Cristiano Biondi Istituto di Biochimica, Università, via Brecce Bianche I-60131, Ancona, Italy
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Roberta Galeazzi Dipartimento di Scienze dei Materiali della Terra, Università, via Brecce Bianche I-60131, Ancona, Italy
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Gianpaolo Littarru Istituto di Biochimica, Università, via Brecce Bianche I-60131, Ancona, Italy
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Lucedio Greci Dipartimento di Scienze dei Materiali della Terra, Università, via Brecce Bianche I-60131, Ancona, Italy
Pages 399-404 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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