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The fluorescence of the 9-amino-2-methoxy-6-chloroacridinic monocation (ACMA) in various alcohol-water solutions was studied by phasemodulation fluorometry. Apparent phase and modulation lifetimes were determined at different observation wavelengths for three modulation frequencies. The results are explained by an orientational relaxation of the solvent cage subsequent to ACMA photoexcitation.
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Marty, A., Bourdeaux, M., Dell'Amico, M. et al. 9-amino-2-methoxy-6-chloroacridine monocation fluorescence analysis by phase-modulation fluorometry. Eur Biophys J 13, 251–257 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00260372
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