title: [On mechanisms of fluorescence quenching by water].
abstract: Mechanisms of fluorescence quenching of aromatic chromophores by water are reviewed. The mechanisms include polarity of chromophore environment, proton or electron transfer between the excited chromophore and water. A hypothesis is proposed that the quenching can be a result of chromophore-solvent hydrogen bond breaking in the excited state.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Dobretsov
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Syrejschikova
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Smolina
mesh_terms: D065638:Absorption, Radiation; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D014867:Water; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins