Photobiology / Elli Kohen, Rene Santus, Joseph G. Hirschberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kohen, Elli.

Contributor:

Santus, René.

Hirschberg, Joseph G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photobiology.

Photobiochemistry.

Phototherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (535 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Photobiology integrates a wide variety of scientific disciplines. As more people become aware of the many ways light interacts with chemical and biological systems, the need for a concise treatment of photobiology has become more critical. Kohen et al. Have written just such a book, intended both as a textbook and as a reference.The authors begin by providing a brief description of the nature of light, how it affects matter, and the means and methods of measuring it. A major section of the book is devoted to how light influences living systems, including discussions of photosynthesi

Contents:

Front Cover; PHOTO BIOLOGY; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: INTRODUCING LIGHT; Chapter 1. The Nature of Light; 1.1 Reflection; 1.2 Refraction; 1.3 Fermat's Principle; 1.4 The Speed of Light; 1.5 The Wave Nature of Light; 1.6 Diffraction and Resolution Limits; 1.7 The Quantum Theory and Photons; 1.8 The Production of Light; 1.9 Electronic Structure of Atoms and Molecules; 1.10 The Planck Equation and Photochemical Reactions; Bibliography; Chapter 2. Pathways of Molecular Excitation and Deactivation; 2.1 Electronic Transitions

2.2 The Multiplicity of the Electronic States: Another Important Factor of the Probability of Transition2.3 Molecular Excitation and Deactivation: The Jablonski Diagram; Bibliography; Chapter 3. Spectroscopy and Instrumentation; 3.1 General Instrumentation of Photochemical Laboratories; 3.2 Conventional Optical Spectroscopy Equipment for the Photochemist and the Photobiologist; 3.3 Time-Resolved Spectroscopies; 3.4 Microspectroscopic Methods for the Study of Living Cells; Bibliography; PART II: LIGHT AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Chapter 4. From Photophysics to Photochemistry: Determination of Primary Processes in Direct or Sensitized Photoreactions4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Study of Excited State Formation and Fate by Laser Flash Spectroscopy; 4.3 Laser Flash Photolysis: A Tool for the Elucidation of Excited States Involved in Photochemical Processes; 4.4 Type II Photodynamic Reactions: Formation and Reactivity of Singlet Oxygen (1O2); 4.5 Oxygen-Independent Photosensitized Reactions; Bibliography; Chapter 5. Photochemistry of Biological Molecules; 5.1 Photochemistry of Nucleic Acids

5.2 Direct and Sensitized Photochemistry of Amino Acids and Proteins5.3 Photochemistry of Sterols and Polyunsaturated Lipids; 5.4 The Main Cell Photosensitizers; Bibliography; Chapter 6. Bioluminescence; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Low Quantum Yield Chemiluminescence; 6.3 Chemically Initiated Electron Exchange Luminescence; 6.4 Methods for Detection of Singlet Oxygen in Biological Reactions by Chemiluminescent Probes; 6.5 Chemiluminescence of a Proximate Carcinogen 7,8-Diol-benzo[a]pyrene; 6.6 The Origin of Bioluminescence; 6.7 Bioluminescence of Eukaryotes; 6.8 Types of Bioluminescent Reactions

6.9 Generalizations about Bioluminescence Reactions6.10 Some Examples of Bioluminescence; Bibliography; Chapter 7. Environmental Photobiology; 7.1 The Problem of Ozone Depletion; 7.2 Ozone Reduction and Increased Solar Ultraviolet Radiation; 7.3 The Role of Biological Action Spectra; 7.4 Human Health and UVB Radiation in the Environment; 7.5 Terrestrial Plants; 7.6 Aquatic Ecosystems; 7.7 Ultraviolet Radiation Changes and Biological Consequences; Bibliography; Chapter 8. Marine Photobiology; 8.1 Phytoplankton Bioluminescence; 8.2 Flow Cytometry of Phytoplankton

8.3 Relationship between Natural Fluorescence, Photosynthesis, and Chlorophyll Concentration in the Sea

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-03319-7

9786611033194

0-08-053882-7

OCLC:

476109544