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photoreduction

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photoreduction [‚fōd·ō·ri′dək·shən]
(chemistry)
A chemical reduction that is produced by electromagnetic radiation. Also known as photochemical reduction.
(physical chemistry)
Addition of one or more electrons to a photoexcited chemical species.
Photochemical hydrogenation of a substance.


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Photodegradation can occur through any of the following mechanisms: fragmentation into free radicals or neutral molecules, rearrangement and isomerization reactions, photoreduction, dimerization and other addition reactions, photoionization, and electron transfer (12).
The coating does not undergo photoreduction, degradation, or color change when exposed to intense UV irradiation (4 mW/[cm.
194 MIYAKE C,PLANT CEL P, vol 0033,page 0541,1992,cites= 20,THYLAKOID-BOUND ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE INSPINACH-CHLOROPLASTS AND PHOTOREDUCTION OF ITS PRIMARY OXIDATION-PRODUCT MONODEHYDROASCORBATE RADICALS IN THYLAKOIDS
 
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