Using computational fluid dynamics modeling to evaluate the design of hospital ultraviolet germicidal irradiation systems for inactivating airborne mycobacteria.

abstract：:The mutant T203V of the light driven chloride pump halorhodopsin from Halobacterium salinarum was crystallized and the X-ray structure was solved at 1.6 angstroms resolution. The T203V structure turned out to be nearly identical to the wild type protein with a root mean square deviation of 0.43 angstroms for the carbo...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Gmelin W,Zeth K,Efremov R,Heberle J,Tittor J,Oesterhelt D

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photobiologic and synthetic versatility of hydrazones has not yet been established with (1)O2 as a route to commonly encountered nitrosamines. Thus, to determine whether the "parent" reaction of formalhydrazone and (1)O2 leads to facile C=N bond cleavage and resulting nitrosamine formation, we have carried out CCSD(T)...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Rudshteyn B,Castillo A,Ghogare AA,Liebman JF,Greer A

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular targets for the photosensitizer alpha-terthienyl (alpha T) were examined by fluorescence microscopy and microfluorospectrometry using human nonkeratinized buccal cells. Intracellular distribution of alpha T was observed as fluorescent patches widely dispersed in the cytoplasm. The distribution of the flu...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Sasaki M,Koyama S,Tokiwa K,Fujita H

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An approximate formula for the UV Index (UVI) under cloud-free, unpolluted, low surface albedo conditions is: UVI approximately 12.5mu(o)(2.42)(Omega/300)(-1.23) where mu(o) is the cosine of the solar zenith angle and Omega is the total vertical ozone column (in Dobson Units, DU). The dependence on mu(o) and Omega is ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Madronich S

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding interactions of three naphthalimide derivatives with heteropoly nucleic acids have been evaluated using fluorescence, absorption and circular dichroism spectroscopies. Mono- and bifunctionalized naphthalimides exhibit sequence-dependent variations in their affinity toward DNA. The heteropoly nucleic acids,...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： McMasters S,Kelly LA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays, introducing self-cleaning properties on various fabrics under daylight irradiation for automotive and upholstery application is in a central point of research. This can be achieved by application of metal-doped TiO2 nano particles on the textile fabrics. Here, alkali hydrolysis of polyester fabric has been c...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Gaminian H,Montazer M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of anthocyanins in grape (Vitis vinifera L.) bunches from the Sangiovese cultivar was measured nondestructively by chlorophyll fluorescence imaging using two excitation light bands at 550 and 650 nm in sequence. The pixel intensity in the derived logarithm of the fluorescence excitation ratio image wa...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Agati G,Traversi ML,Cerovic ZG

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured cells accumulate acridine orange (AO), which is a weak basic dye and a photosensitizer, in lysosomes and other acidic compartments. During exposure to blue light, AO-loaded macrophages show decreasing red granular fluorescence and increasing green diffuse fluorescence. This is hypothesized to represent peroxi...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Zdolsek JM,Olsson GM,Brunk UT

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this manuscript, we demonstrate the control of film thickness and surface wettability in the photochemical immobilization of poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) to a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) containing a phthalimide chromophore. Surface attachment is characterized by ellipsometry and contact angle measurements. The we...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Carroll GT,Turro NJ,Mammana A,Koberstein JT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although histochemical and immunohistochemical methods are the standard procedures in diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disorders, useful improvements in evidencing histopathologic manifestations can be obtained with the introduction of tissue autofluorescence analyses. We used microspectrofluorometry and a Multispectr...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Rigacci L,Alterini R,Bernabei PA,Ferrini PR,Agati G,Fusi F,Monici M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharaonis phoborhodopsin (ppR or sensory rhodopsin II) is a negative phototaxis receptor of Natronomonas pharaonis, and forms a complex, which transmits the photosignal into cytoplasm, with its cognate transducer (pHtrII). We examined a possible local dynamics change of ppR and its D75N mutant complexed with pHtrII, u...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Kawamura I,Yoshida H,Ikeda Y,Yamaguchi S,Tuzi S,Saitô H,Kamo N,Naito A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) for air disinfection applications has relied on low-pressure mercury vapor lamps for decades. New design requirements have generated the need for alternatives in some uses. This study describes the current state of UVGI technology and describes future directions for technology...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Miller SL,Linnes J,Luongo J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gel sequencing experiments with the 5'- and 3'-end-labeled oligonucleotides d(A3GA4GA5GA6GA3G) and d(AT)10 have demonstrated that dimeric adenine photoproducts and thymine-adenine photoadducts constitute alkali-labile lesions in UV-irradiated DNA. On treatment with hot piperidine, DNA strand breakage occurs predominan...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Hejmadi V,Stevenson C,Kumar S,Davies RJ

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) oxygen consumption, clonogenic cell survival, fluorescence photobleaching and photoproduct formation were investigated during benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid (BPD-MA)-PDT of MAT-LyLu cells in vitro. Cells were incubated with BPD-MA concentrations of 0.1, 0.5 or 2.5 μg mL(-1) for 2 h and t...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Weston MA,Patterson MS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although allergic rhinitis is not life threatening, it significantly influences the quality of a patient's life. This study is intended to evaluate the safety and efficacy of phototherapy with low-level energy of a 650 nm laser irradiation system in perennial allergic rhinitis patients. This clinical trial was an open...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Lee HM,Park MS,Park IH,Lee SH,Lee SK,Kim KS,Choi H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet-A irradiation of a suprofen (2-[4-2(2-thenoyl) phenyl]propionic acid) (SPF) buffered solution (pH 7.4) in the presence of supercoiled pBR322 DNA leads to single strand breaks with the formation of an open circular form and subsequent linearization of the plasmid. On the basis of agarose gel electrophoresis...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Condorelli G,Constanzo LL,De Guidi G,Giuffrida S,Sortino S

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multichromophoric dyes for use in tumor imaging have been synthesized and photophysically characterized. Structurally, these dyes are dyads and triads that consist of one or two carotenoid polyenes covalently attached to hematoporphyrin (HP) or hematoporphyrin dimethyl ester (HPDME) moieties via ester linkages. The gr...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Tatman D,Liddell PA,Moore TA,Gust D,Moore AL

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is among the most prevalent environmental factors that influence human health and disease. Even 1 h of UV irradiation extensively damages the genome. To cope with resulting deleterious DNA lesions, cells activate a multitude of DNA damage response pathways, including DNA repair. Strikingly, ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Lee JW,Ratnakumar K,Hung KF,Rokunohe D,Kawasumi M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A noninvasive in situ fluorescence-based method for the quantification of the photosensitizer chloroaluminum disulfonated phthalocyanine was compared to the highly accurate but nonreal time ex vivo spectrofluorometry method. Our in vivo fluorescence technique is designed to allow real-time assessment of photosensitize...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Lee CC,Pouge BW,Strawbridge RR,Moodie KL,Bartholomew LR,Burke GC,Hoopes PJ

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein environments surrounding the retinal tune electronic absorption maximum from 350 to 630 nm. Hybrid quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) methods can be used in calculating excitation energies of retinal in its native protein environments and in studying the molecular basis of spectral tuning. We ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Altun A,Yokoyama S,Morokuma K

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-altitude Andean lakes (HAAL) are a treasure chest for microbiological research in South America. Their indigenous microbial communities are exposed to extremely high UV irradiation and to multiple chemical extremes (Arsenic, high salt content, alkalinity). Microbes are found both, free-living or associated into m...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Albarracín VH,Gärtner W,Farias ME

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is mounting that UV-B and UV-A radiation affect skin differently in responses as diverse as erythema and elastosis. We found in this study that collagen metabolism was also differentially affected. Albino hairless mice were irradiated with two UV-A sources: (1) UVASUN 3000 (340-400 nm) for cumulative exposure...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Kligman LH,Gebre M

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors are known to be used as chemopreventative agents against certain malignancies. Thus far, there has been very limited information on whether COX-2 inhibitors protect against chronic narrow-band UVB (NB-UVB)-induced immunosuppression. The present study investigated the effect of nonsele...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Wu Y,Tai CL,Wei H,He F,Wang Y,Zhao Y,Chen HD

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demetalation kinetics of bacteriochlorophylls (BChls) c, d and e from green sulfur photosynthetic bacteria were studied under weakly acidic conditions. Demetalation rate constants of BChl e possessing a formyl group at the 7-position were significantly smaller than those of BChls c and d, which had a methyl group at t...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Hirai Y,Tamiaki H,Kashimura S,Saga Y

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A diffusible multitherapy resistance factor (MTRF) is produced by Cloudman S91 melanoma cells in vitro. The MTRF decreases sensitivity of the target cell line, S91/amel, to gamma-irradiation, UVC (200-280 nm) and mitomycin C (MMC). In the present study, we demonstrate that MTRF also increases the survival of S91/amel ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Hill HZ,Hill GJ,Cieszka K,Azure M,Chowdhary I,Sayre RM

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:International patterns suggest germ cell testicular cancer (GCTC) incidence may be lower in lower latitudes. To investigate this possibility, we examined GCTC incidence by latitude (population centroid in 2000) for men ≥15 years within two reasonably homogeneous countries, the United States and Australia. In the Unite...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Biggar RJ,Baade PD,Sun J,Brandon LE,Kimlin M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Photochemical Research Group from San Luis (Argentina) highlights the contributions of Dr. Norman Andino García to the development of the group as a way to show him our gratitude for all his support. ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Ferrari G,Montaña MP

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of the cation-π interaction on the susceptibility of a tryptophan model system toward interaction with singlet oxygen, that is, type II photooxidation. The model system consists of two indole units linked to a lariat crown ether to measure the total rate of removal of singlet oxygen by the i...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Arevalo GE,Cagan DA,Monsour CG,Garcia AC,McCurdy A,Selke M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypericin is a naturally occurring photosensitizer, whose presence in plants has been responsible for cutaneous phototoxicity in grazing animals. The photosensitizing properties of this agent have recently been exploited in models for anti-tumor and anti-viral activity. The cytotoxicity of hypericin and light was asse...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Yu H,Wolford ST,Kegode R,Zhao W,Osweller GD

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleotide excision repair and the ATR-mediated DNA damage checkpoint are two critical cellular responses to the genotoxic stress induced by ultraviolet (UV) light and are important for cancer prevention. In vivo genetic data indicate that these global responses are coupled. Aziz Sancar et al. developed an in vitro co...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Lindsey-Boltz LA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00