photodynamic effect 

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A term used in photobiology to refer to photoinduced damage requiring the simultaneous presence of light, photosensitizer and molecular oxygen. A sensitized photooxidation which involves molecular oxygen.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2260 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'photodynamic effect' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04600 RIS BibTex EndNote
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