Elucidating nuclear motions in a plant sunscreen during photoisomerization through solvent viscosity effects.

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  • M D Horbury
  • W-D Quan
  • A L Flourat
  • F Allais
  • V G Stavros
چکیده

We explore the effects of solvent viscosity on the trans-cis photoisomerization of sinapoyl malate, which is utilized as a sunscreen molecule in plants. Our results demonstrate that viscosity has a significant effect on the timescale for isomerization, providing insight into the nuclear motions involved. The ramifications of these findings are discussed with reference to sinapoyl malate's in vivo photoprotection properties.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP

دوره 19 31  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017