Estimaetd lifetime of singlet oxygen (τΔ) in H2O-incubated nucleus

Value 3 µsec
Organism Mammalian tissue culture cell
Reference Skovsen E, Snyder JW, Lambert JD, Ogilby PR. Lifetime and diffusion of singlet oxygen in a cell. J Phys Chem B. 2005 May 12 109(18):8570-3. p.8572 left column top paragraphPubMed ID16852012
Method A given cell was irradiated using a femtosecond pulsed laser that was focused into the sample through the microscope objective.
Comments Nuclei of neurons from the hippocampus of Wistar rats were irradiated. Quencher free cells. For value of ~1µsec see Balasubramanian et al., 1990 PMID 2089424 p.763 right column 3rd paragraph
Entered by Uri M
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