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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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Chloroplasts were isolated from UVR-exposed plants and their photoreduction performances were measured.
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).
 
 
 
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