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69. D. M. M. Soares, G. A. Galeazzo, G. G. Sgro, G. V. de Moraes, L. Kronenberg, E. Borukh, A. E. Migotto, D. F. Gruber, J. S. Sparks, V. A. Pieribone, C. V. Stevani, A. G. Oliveira. Velamins: green-light-emitting calcium-regulated photoproteins isolated from the ctenophore Velamen parallelum. FEBS J. 292: 1-17 (2025). PDF.
68. B. A. Perry, D. E. Desjardin, C. V. Stevani. Diversity, distribution and evolution of bioluminescent fungi. J. Fungi 11: 19 (2025). PDF.
67. C. V. Stevani, C. K. Zamuner, E. L. Bastos, B. B. de Nóbrega, D. M. M. Soares, A. G. Oliveira, E. J. H. Bechara, E. S. Shakhova, K. S. Sarkisyan, I. V. Yampolsky, Z. M. Kaskova. The living light from fungi. J. Photochem. Photobiol. C: Reviews 58: 100654 (2024). PDF.
66. C. E. C. Caitano, W. G. Vieira Júnior, D. M. M. Soares, L. da S. Alves, B. B. Nóbrega, A. Pardo-Giménez, C. V. Stevani, D. C. Zied. Management of water supply in the cultivation of different Agaricus bisporus strains. Agronomy 13: 2626 (2023). PDF.
65. A.G. S. Silva-Filho, A. Mombert, C. C. Nascimento, B. B. Nóbrega, D. M. M. Soares, A. G. S. Martins, A. H. R. Domingos, I. Santos, O. H. P. Della-Torre, B. A. Perry, D. E. Desjardin, C. V. Stevani, N. Menolli, Jr.. Eoscyphella luciurceolata gen. and sp. nov. (Agaricomycetes) shed light on Cyphellopsidaceae with a new lineage of bioluminescent fungi. J. Fungi 9: 1004 (2023). PDF.
64. L. D. Ramos, T. M. V. Gomes, C. V. Stevani, E. J. H. Bechara. Mining reactive triplet carbonyls in biological systems. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B 243: 112712 (2023). PDF.
63. D. P. Procópio, L. O. B. Cardoso, B. B. Borrego, L. H. Gracioso, C. A. O. do Nascimento, E. A. Perpetuo, C. V. Stevani, R. S. Freire. Patent landscape of polyhydroxyalkanoates production by algae and cyanobacteria. Recent Pat. Biotechnol. online (2022). PDF.
62. L. O. B. Cardoso, D. P. Procópio, B. B. Borrego, L. H. Gracioso, C. V. Stevani, R. S. Freire, C. A. O. do Nascimento, E. A. Perpetuo. Overview of CO2 bioconversion into third-generation (3G) bioethanol - a patent-based scenario. Bioenerg. Res. online (2022). PDF.
61. M. R. Iossi, I. de Arruda Palú, W. G. Vieira Júnior, L. da Silva Alves, C. E. C. Caitano, S. V. F. Atum, D. M. M. Soares, R. S. Freire, C. V. Stevani, E. S. Dias, D. C. Zied. Metaprofiling of the bacterial community in colonized compost extracts by Agaricus subrufescens. J. Fungi 8: 995 (2022). PDF.
60. L. A. Caldas, P. D. Santos, E. R. Carbonero, M. Ionta, M. Miyazawa, E. S. Caixeta, A. M. Fregnan, B. B. Nóbrega, M. C. Di Medeiros, N. Menolli Jr., D. M. M. Soares, C. V. Stevani, P. Sartorelli. Immunomodulatory effect of polysaccharides from the mushroom-forming basidiomycete Gymnopilus imperialis (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota. Pharmaceuticals 15: 1179 (2022). PDF.
59. L. D. Ramos, T. M. V. Gomes, S. A. P. Quintiliano, S. Premi, C. V. Stevani, E. J. H. Bechara. Biological Schiff bases may generate reactive triplet carbonyls and singlet oxygen: A model study. Free Rad. Biol. Med. 191: 97-104 (2022). PDF.
58. D. M. M. Soares, D. P. Procópio, C. K. Zamuner, B. B. Nóbrega, M. R. Bettim, G. de Rezende , P. M. Lopes, A. B. D. Pereira, E. J. H. Bechara, A. G. Oliveira, R. S. Freire, C. V. Stevani. Fungal bioassays for environmental monitoring. Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. 10: 954579 (2022). PDF.
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57. D. M. M. Soares, L. C. P. Gonçalves, C. O. Machado, L. C. Esteves, C. V. Stevani, C. C. Oliveira, F. A. Dörr, E. Pinto, F. M. M. Adachi, C. T. Hotta, E. L. Bastos. Reannotation of fly amanita L-DOPA dioxygenase gene enables its cloning and heterologous expression. ACS Omega 7: 16070-16079 (2022). PDF.
56. W. G. Vieira Jr., R. V. C. Cardoso, A. Fernandes, I. C. F. R. Ferreira, L. Barros, A. Pardo-Giménez, D. M. M. Soares, C. V. Stevani, D. C. Zied. Influence of strains and environmental cultivation conditions on the bioconversion of ergosterol and vitamin D2 in the sun mushroom. J. Sci. Food Agric. 102: 1699-1706 (2022). PDF.
55. L. A. Caldas, D. M. M. Soares, N. Menolli Jr., C. V. Stevani, P. Sartorelli. Metabolomics of the wild mushroom Gymnopilus imperialis (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) by UHPLC-HRMS/MS analysis and molecular network. Fungal. Biol. 126: 132-138 (2022). PDF.
54. D. M. M. Soares, S. V. F. Atum, E. J. H. Bechara, J. C. Setubal, C. V. Stevani, R. S. Freire. Exploring the microbiota of the Guarapiranga water reservoir with long-read sequencing technology. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 791101 (2021). PDF.
53. B. B. Nóbrega, D. M. M. Soares, C. K. Zamuner, C. V. Stevani. Optimized methodology for obtention of high-yield and -quality RNA from the mycelium of the bioluminescent fungus Neonothopanus gardneri. J. Microbiol. Methods 191: 106348 (2021). PDF.
52. D. C. Zied, W. G. Vieira Jr., D. M. M. Soares, C. V. Stevani, E. S. Dias, M. R. Iossi, A. Pardo-Giménez. Overview of Agaricus subrufescens strains used in the last 15 years in Brazil and other countries and current potential materials for the future. Mycol. Prog. 20: 953-966 (2021). PDF.
51. E. J. H. Bechara, L. D. Ramos, C. V. Stevani. 5-Aminolevulinic acid: a matter of life and caveats. J. Photochem. Photobio. 7: 100036 (2021). PDF.
50. M. Demasi, O. Augusto, E. J. H. Bechara, R. N. Bicev, F. M. Cerqueira, F. M. da Cunha, A. Denicola, F. Gomes, S. Miyamoto, L. E .S. Netto, L. M. Randall, C. V. Stevani, L. Thomson. Oxidative modification of proteins: from damage to catalysis, signaling and beyond. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 35: 1016-1080 (2021). PDF.
49. F. F. Ventura, D. M. M. Soares, K. Bayle, A. G. Oliveira, E. J. H. Bechara, R. S. Freire, C. V. Stevani. Toxicity of metal cations and phenolic compounds to the bioluminescent fungus Neonothopanus gardneri. Environ. Adv. 4: 100044 (2021). PDF.
48. G. V. Moraes, M. C. Hannon, D. M. M. Soares, C. V. Stevani, A. Schulze, A. G. Oliveira. Bioluminescence in polynoid scale worms (Annelida: Polynoidae). Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 643197 (2021). PDF.
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47. L. D. Ramos, M. C. Mantovani, A. Sartori, F. Dutra, C. V. Stevani, E. J. H. Bechara. Aerobic co-oxidation of hemoglobin and aminoacetone, a putative source of methylglyoxal. Free Rad. Biol. Med. 166: 178-186 (2021). PDF.
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46. L. D. Ramos, F. M. Prado, C. V. Stevani, P. D. Mascio, E. J. H. Bechara. L-Tryptophan Interactions with the horseradish peroxidase-catalyzed generation of triplet acetone. Photochem. Photobiol. 97: 327-334 (2021). PDF.
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45. F. F. Ventura, L. F. Mendes, A. G. Oliveira, R. C. Bazito, E. J. H. Bechara, R. S. Freire, C. V. Stevani. Evaluation of phenolic compound toxicity using a bioluminescent assay with the fungus Gerronema viridilucens. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 39: 1558-1565 (2020). PDF.
44. R. L. Falaschi, D. T. Amaral, I. Santos, A. H. R. Domingos, G. A. Johnson, A. G. S. Martins, I. B. Viroomal, S. L. Pompéia, J. D. Mirza, A. G. Oliveira, E. J. H. Bechara, V. R. Viviani, C. V. Stevani. Neoceroplatus betaryiensis nov. sp. (Diptera: Keroplatidae) is the first record of a bioluminescent fungus-gnat in South America. Sci. Rep. 9: 11291 (2019). PDF.
43. G. A. Galeazzo, J. D. Mirza, F. A. Dorr, E. Pinto, C. V. Stevani, K. B. Lohrmann, A. G. Oliveira. Characterizing the bioluminescence of te Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas (d'Orbigny, 1835): one of the largest luminescent animals in the world. Photochem. Photobiol. 95: 1179-1185 (2019). PDF.
42. A. A. Kotlobay, K. S. Sarkisyan, Y. A. Mokrushina, M. Marcet-Houbene, E. O. Serebrovskaya, N. M. Markina, L. G. Somermeyer, A. Y. Gorokhovatsky, A. Vvedensky, K. V. Purtov, V. N. Petushkov, N. S. Rodionova, T. V. Chepurnyh, L. I. Fakhranurova, E. B. Guglya, R. Ziganshin, A. S. Tsarkova, Z. M. Kaskova, V. Shender, M. Abakumov, T. O. Abakumova, I. S. Povolotskay, F. M. Eroshkin, A. G. Zaraisky, A. S. Mishin, S. V. Dolgov, T. Y. Mitiouchkina, E. P. Kopantzev, H. E. Waldenmaier, A. G. Oliveira, Y. Oba, E. Barsova, E. A. Bogdanova, Toni Gabaldón, C. V. Stevani, S. Lukyanov, I. V. Smirnov, J. I. Gitelson, F. A. Kondrashov, I. V. Yampolsky. Genetically encodable bioluminescent system from fungi. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 115: 12728-12732. (2018). PDF.
41. E. J. H. Bechara, C. V. Stevani. Brazilian bioluminescent beetle: reflections on catching glimpses of light in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado. An. Acad. Bras. Cienc. 90: 663-679 (2018). PDF
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40. D. M. Batistela, C. V. Stevani, R. S. Freire. Immunoassay for human IgG using antibody-functionalized silver nanoparticles. Anal. Sci. 33: 1111-1114 (2017). PDF
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39. Y. Oba, Y. Suzuki, G.N. R. Martins, R. P. Carvalho, T. A. Pereira, H. E. Waldenmaier, S. Kanie, M. Naito, A. G. Oliveira, F. A. Dörr, E. Pinto, I. V. Yampolsky, C. V. Stevani. Identification of hispidin as a bioluminescent active compound and its recycling biosynthesis in luminous fungal fruiting bodies. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 16: 1435-1440 (2017). PDF
38. Z. M. Kaskova, F. A. Dörr, V. N. Petushkov, K. V. Purtov, A. S. Tsarkova, N. S. Rodionova, K. S. Mineev, E. B. Guglya, A. Kotlobay, N. S. Baleeva, M. S. Baranov, A. S. Arseniev, J. I. Gitelson, S. Lukyanov, Y. Suzuki, S. Kanie, E. Pinto, P. Di Mascio, H. E. Waldenmaier, T. A. Pereira, R. P. Carvalho, A. G. Oliveira, Y. Oba, E. L. Bastos, C. V. Stevani, I. V. Yampolsky. Mechanism and color modulation of fungal bioluminescence. Sci. Adv. 3: e1602847 (2017). PDF
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37. Y. Oba, C. V. Stevani, A. G. Oliveira, A. S. Tsarkova, T. V. Chepurnykh, I. V. Yampolsky. Selected least studied but not forgotten bioluminescent systems. Photochem. Photobiol. 93: 405-415 (2017). PDF
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36. D. E. Desjardin, B. A. Perry, C. V. Stevani. New luminescent mycenoid fungi (Basidiomycota, Agaricales) from São Paulo State, Brazil. Mycologia 108:1165-1174 (2016). PDF
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35. W. J. Baader, C. V. Stevani, E. J. H. Bechara. "Photo" chemistry without light? J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 12: 2430-2447 (2015). PDF
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34. A. G. Oliveira, C. V. Stevani, H. E. Waldenmaier, V. Viviani, J. M. Emerson, J. J. Loros, J. C. Dunlap. Circadian control sheds light on fungal bioluminescence. Cur. Biol. 25:964-968 (2015). PDF
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33. W. J. Baader, C. V. Stevani, E. J. H. Bechara. “Foto”química Sem Luz? Rev. Virt. Quim. 7: 74-102 (2015). PDF
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32. F. F. Ventura, R. T. P. Silva, C. V. Stevani. História do fungo bioluminescente Flor-de-Coco (Neonothopanus gardneri) e efeitos das condições de cultura sobre a emissão de luz. Rev. Virt. Quim. 7: 41-55 (2015). PDF
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31. L. F. Mendes, C. V. Stevani, L. Zambotti-Villela, N. S. Yokoya, P. Colepicolo. Toxic effect of metal cation binary mixtures to the seaweed Gracilaria domingensis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta). Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 21: 8216-8223 (2014). PDF
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30. L. F. Mendes, L. Zambotti-Villela, N. S. Yokoya, E. L. Bastos, C. V. Stevani, P. Colepicolo. Prediction of mono-, bi-, and tri-valent metal cation relative toxicity to the seaweed Gracilaria domingensis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) in synthetic seawater. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 32: 2571-2575 (2013). PDF
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29. C. V. Stevani, A. G. Oliveira, L. F. Mendes, F. F. Ventura, H. E. Waldenmaier, R. P. Carvalho, T. A. Pereira. Current status of research on fungal bioluminescence: biochemistry and prospects for ecotoxicological application. Photochem. Photobiol. 89: 1318-1326 (2013). PDF
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28. L. F. Mendes, L. Zambotti-Villela, P. Colepicolo, E. Marinho-Soriano, C. V. Stevani, N. S. Yokoya. Metal cation toxicity in the alga Gracilaria domingensis as evaluated by the daily growth rates in synthetic seawater. J. App. Phycol. 25: 1939-1947 (2013). PDF
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27. A. G. Oliveira, R. P. Carvalho, H. E. Waldenmaier, C. V. Stevani. Bioluminescência de fungos: distribuição, função e mecanismo de emissão de luz. Quim. Nova 36: 314-319 (2013). PDF
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26. H. E. Waldenmaier, A. G. Oliveira, C. V. Stevani. Thoughts on the diversity of convergent evolution of bioluminescence on earth. Int. J. Astrobiol. 11: 335-343 (2012). PDF
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25. A. G. Oliveira, D. E. Desjardin, B. A. Perry, C. V. Stevani. Evidence that a single bioluminescent system is shared by all known bioluminescent fungal lineages. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 11: 848-852 (2012). PDF
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24. M. Capelari, D. E. Desjardin, B. A. Perry, T. Asai, C. V. Stevani. Neonothopanus gardneri: a new combination for a bioluminescent agaric from Brazil. Mycologia 106: 1433-1440 (2011). PDF
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23. A. B. Lall, T. W. Cronin, A. A. Carvalho, J. M. de Souza, M. P. Barros, C. V. Stevani, E. J. H. Bechara, D. F. Ventura, V. R. Viviani, A. A. Hill. Vision in click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae): pigments and spectral correspondence between visual sensitivity and species bioluminescence emission. J. Comp. Physiol. A 196: 629-638 (2010). PDF
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22. L. F. Mendes, E. L. Bastos, C. V. Stevani. Prediction of metal cation toxicity to the bioluminescent fungus Gerronema viridilucens. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 29: 2177-2181 (2010). PDF
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21. D. E. Desjardin, B. A. Perry, D. J. Lodge, C. V. Stevani, E. Nagasawa. Luminescent Mycena: new and noteworthy species. Mycologia 102: 459-477 (2010). PDF
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20. L. F. Mendes, C. V. Stevani. Evaluation of metal toxicity by a modified method based on the fungus Gerronema viridilucens bioluminescence in agar medium. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 29: 320-326 (2010). PDF
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19. A. G. Oliveira, C. V. Stevani. The enzymatic nature of fungal bioluminescence. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 8: 1416-1421 (2009). PDF
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18. L. F. Mendes, E. L. Bastos, D. E. Desjardin, C. V. Stevani. Influence of culture conditions on mycelial growth and bioluminescence of Gerronema viridilucens. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 282: 132-139 (2008). PDF
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17. D. E. Desjardin, A. G. Oliveira, C. V. Stevani. Fungi bioluminescence revisited. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 7: 170-182 (2008). PDF
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16. A. C. Velosa, W. J. Baader, C. V. Stevani, C. M. Mano, E. J. H. Bechara. 1,3-Diene probes for detection of triplet carbonyls in biological systems. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 20: 1162-1169 (2007). PDF
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15. D. E. Desjardin, M. Capelari, C. V. Stevani. Bioluminescent Mycena species from São Paulo, Brazil. Mycologia 99: 317-331 (2007). PDF
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14. E. J. H. Bechara, C. Costa, P. Colepicolo, V. Viviani, M. P. Barros, G. S. Timmins, A. B. Lall, W. R. Terra, C. Ferreira, C. V. Stevani, M. A. Torres. Chemical, biological and evolutionary aspects of beetle bioluminescence. ARKIVOC 8: 311-323 (2007). PDF
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13. D. E. Desjardin, M. Capelari, C. V. Stevani. A new bioluminescent Agaric from São Paulo, Brazil. Fungal Divers.18: 9-14 (2005). PDF
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12. S. M. Silva, K. Wagner, D. Weiss, R. Beckert, C. V. Stevani, W. J. Baader. Studies on the chemiexcitation step in peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence using steroid-substituted activators. Luminescence 17: 362-369 (2002). PDF
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11. S. M. Silva, F. Casallanovo Jr., K. H. Oyamaguchi, L. F. L. M. Ciscato, C. V. Stevani, W. J. Baader. Kinetic studies on the peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence reaction: determination of the cyclization rate constant. Luminescence 17: 313-330 (2002). PDF
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10. C. V. Stevani, W. J. Baader. Preparation and characterization of 2,2,2-triphenyl-2λ5-1,3,2-dioxastibolane-4,5-dione as standard for an attempt to trap 1,2-dioxetanedione, a possible high-energy intermediate in peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence. J. Chem. Res. 430-432 (2002). PDF
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9. C. V. Stevani, C. W. Liria, M. T. M. Miranda, E. J. H.Bechara. Cysteic acid is the chemical mediator of automotive clearcoat damage promoted by dragonfly eggs. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 81: 1549-1554 (2001). PDF
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8. C. V. Stevani, S. M. Silva, W. J. Baader. Studies on the mechanism of the excitation step in the peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 4037-4046 (2000). PDF
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7. C. V. Stevani, D. L. A. de Faria, J. S. Porto, D. J. Trindade, E. J. H. Bechara. Mechanism of automotive clearcoat damage by dragonfly eggs investigated by surface enhanced Raman scattering. Polym. Degrad. Stab. 68: 61-68 (2000). PDF
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6. C. V. Stevani, J. S. Porto, D. J. Trindade, E. J. H. Bechara. Automotive clearcoat damage due to oviposition of dragonflies. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 75: 1632-1639 (2000). PDF
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5. C. V. Stevani, W. J. Baader. O sistema quimiluminescente peróxi-oxalato. Quim. Nova 22: 715-723 (1999). PDF
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4. R. Albertin, M. A. G. Arribas, E. L. Bastos, S. Roepke, P. N. Sakai, A. M. M. Sanches, C. V. Stevani, I. S. Umezu, J. Yu, W. J. Baader. Quimiluminescência orgânica: alguns experimentos de demonstração para a sala de aula. Quim. Nova 21: 772-779 (1998). PDF
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3. C. V. Stevani, W. J. Baader. Kinetic studies on the chemiluminescent decomposition of an isolated intermediate in the peroxyoxalate reaction. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 10: 593-99 (1997). PDF
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2. C. V. Stevani, I. P. de Arruda Campos, W. J. Baader. Synthesis and characterisation of an intermediate in the peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence: 4-chlorophenyl O,O-hydrogen monoperoxyoxalate. J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2 1645-1648 (1996). PDF
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1. C. V. Stevani, D. F. Lima, V. G. Toscano, W. J. Baader. A kinetic study on the peroxyoxalate reaction: imidazole as nucleophilic catalyst. J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2 989-995 (1996). PDF