Water-mediated spectral shifts in rhodopsin and bathorhodopsin.

abstract：:A portable fluorimeter was developed and utilized to acquire fluorescence spectra from 381 cervical sites in 95 patients at 337, 380 and 460 nm excitation immediately prior to colposcopy. A multivariate statistical algorithm was used to extract clinically useful information from tissue spectra acquired in vivo. Two fu...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Ramanujam N,Mitchell MF,Mahadevan-Jansen A,Thomsen SL,Staerkel G,Malpica A,Wright T,Atkinson N,Richards-Kortum R

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chaetopterus variopedatus has been studied for over a century in terms of its physiology, ecology and life history. One focus of research is on its intrinsic bioluminescent emissions, which can be observed as a blue light emitted from the extremities of individual body segments, or as a secreted mucus. Even though res...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Mirza JD,Migotto ÁE,Yampolsky IV,de Moraes GV,Tsarkova AS,Oliveira AG

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because metallothionein (MT) is elevated and may be protective in UV-irradiated skin, we have studied the effects of UV and other agents on MT transcription using the sheep MT 1A promoter, linked to the beta-galactosidase gene and stably transfected into human cell lines. beta-galactosidase reporter activity was induc...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Hansen C,Ablett E,Green A,Sturm RA,Dunn IS,Fairlie DP,West ML,Parsons PG

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been proposed that photodegradation of folates may be the reason for the pigmentation of races living under high fluence rates of ultraviolet radiation. The photodegradation of folic acid (FA) induced by ultraviolet-A (UV-A) radiation, in solution and in the presence of human serum albumin (HSA), was studied wi...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Vorobey P,Steindal AE,Off MK,Vorobey A,Moan J

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermodynamics of binding of Me-alpha(-GalNAc, Gal-beta-1-3GalNAc-alpha-O-Me (T-antigen-alpha), Gal-beta-1-3GalNAc and Gal-alpha-1-6Glc (mellibiose) to Artocarpus hirsuta lectin was studied using fluorescence spectroscopy. The binding affinities of the saccharides are in the order Gal-beta-1-3GalNAc-alpha-O-Me > M...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Gaikwad SM,Khan MI

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally assumed that a central metal is essential for the efficiency of phthalocyanines in photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. Contrary to the set opinion, the results of the present study indicate that the metal-free sulfonated phthalocyanines (H2PcSn, where n is the number of sulfonate groups per molecule)...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Feofanov A,Grichine A,Karmakova T,Kazachkina N,Pecherskih E,Yakubovskaya R,Luk'yanets E,Derkacheva V,Egret-Charlier M,Vigny P

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porous ZnS and ZnO nano-crystal films were fabricated via a three-step procedure. First, Zn(CH3 COO)2 /Silk Fibroin nanofiber mats were prepared by coaxial electrospinning. Second, Zn(CH3 COO)2 /Silk Fibroin mats were immersed in NaS solution to react with S2- to obtain ZnS/Silk Fibroin nanofiber mats. Finally, ZnO po...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Wang H,Liang L,Cheng X,Luo Y,Sun S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants protect themselves against excessive light by the induction of Delta pH-dependent nonphotochemical quenching (qE) that is associated with de-epoxidation of violaxanthin (V) to zeaxanthin (Z) in thylakoid membranes. In this work, we report that low light (12 micromol photons m(-2) s(-1)) is sufficient for a mark...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Ilík P,Kotabová E,Spundová M,Novák O,Kana R,Strzałka K

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel In(3+)-doped TiO(2) and TiO(2)/In(2)S(3) nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of environmental pollutants and stoichiometric degradation of warfare agents were prepared by a homogeneous hydrolysis with urea and thioacetamide, respectively. The prepared samples series TiInTAA were annealed at 600°C. Th...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Stengl V,Opluštil F,Němec T

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyocyanin (PyO-) (1-hydroxy-5-methylphenazine) is a cytotoxic compound secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an omnipresent bacterium and a human pathogen. We report that visible light illumination in the presence of rose bengal, or riboflavin, in aerated solutions (pH 7.0-7.2) induces irreversible loss of the pigment's...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Reszka KJ,Denning GM,Britigan BE

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several antibacterial halogenated salicylanilides, including 3,3',4',5-tetrachlorosalicylanilide (TCSA) and 3,4',5-tribromosalicylanilide (TBSA) are known to cause photoallergy. We have carried out photochemical and spin trapping studies to determine whether free radicals may be involved in the photoallergic response....

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Chignell CF,Sik RH

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin A palmitate has been used in cosmetics; however, studies report that this substance shows photoreactivity that can lead to loss of safety and efficacy. On the other hand, photostabilizers have been used to increase sunscreen photostability and consequently their safety and effectiveness. Thus, this study aimed...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Benevenuto CG,Di Matteo MA,Maia Campos PM,Gaspar LR

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schinus terebinthifolius is a plant rich in phenolic compounds, which have antioxidant properties and can provide new opportunities for treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by ultraviolet radiation like photoaging and skin cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the photoprotective potential and ex vivo...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Bulla MK,Hernandes L,Baesso ML,Nogueira AC,Bento AC,Bortoluzzi BB,Serra LZ,Cortez DA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the emission fluorescence intensity of pheophorbide-a (PHEO) in the presence of carboquone (CARBOQ) were used to obtain the association constant, the number of CARBOQ molecules interacting with PHEO, and the fluorescence quantum yield of the complex. Excitation spectra of mixtures of PHEO and CARBOQ in etha...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Díaz-Espinosa Y,Crespo-Hernández CE,Alegría AE,García C,Arce R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-power lasers are commonly used in human medicine for treatment of various pathological conditions, but mechanisms of their healing effects are still poorly understood. The results of this study provide information related to these effects at the cellular level. Two different protozoan species, Euglena gracilis and...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Koutna M,Janisch R,Unucka M,Svobodnik A,Mornstein V

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have been able to identify a blue fluorophore from the low-molecular weight soluble fraction of human adult nondiabetic brunescent cataract lenses as xanthurenic acid 8-O-beta-D-glucoside (XA8OG) (excitation = 338 nm and emission = 440 nm). To determine the role of this fluorophore in the lens, we have examined its...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Thiagarajan G,Shirao E,Ando K,Inoue A,Balasubramanian D

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reflectance spectrophotometry from 400 to 800 nm on different cutaneous pigmented lesions, including primary and metastatic malignant melanoma, pigmented nevi, lentigo and seborrhoeic keratosis, has been performed by using an external integrating sphere coupled to a spectrophotometer. Measurements show that reflectanc...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Marchesini R,Brambilla M,Clemente C,Maniezzo M,Sichirollo AE,Testori A,Venturoli DR,Cascinelli N

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1-Hydroxybenzotriazole and 1-hydroxypyridine-2-thione were incorporated as ligands with the cluster Ru3(CO)10 (NCMe)2 to give [(mu-H)Ru3(CO)10(mu2-2,3-eta2-NNN(O)C6 H4)] and [(mu-H)Ru3(CO)9(mu2-eta1 : eta2-C5H4N(O)S)], respectively. Irradiation of these two new triruthenium metal clusters individually with 350 nm UV l...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Hwu JR,Kuang-Lieh L,Yu SF,Yu LJ,Kumaresan S,Lin KJ,Tsay SC

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urban environments can have high-risk spaces that can provide excess personal sun exposure, such as urban or street canyons, and the spaces between buildings, among others. In these urban spaces, sun exposure can be high or low depending on several factors. Polysulphone film (PSF) was used to assess possible daily sol...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Wright CY,du Preez DJ,Martincigh BS,Allen MW,Millar DA,Wernecke B,Blesic S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photoinduced covalent binding of the title compound to native and heat denatured DNA is described. The level of binding has been measured by UV (for DNA) and atomic absorption (for Rh) analysis. Quantum efficiencies of 6.4 x 10(-4) mol Rh per mol photons and 1.6 x 10(-3) mol Rh per mol photons have been determined...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Mahnken RE,Bina M,Deibel RM,Luebke K,Morrison H

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near-ultraviolet light (UVA: 320-400 nm) constitutes a major part of sunlight UV. It is important to know the effect of UVA on the biological activities of organisms on the earth. We have previously reported that black light induces somatic-cell mutation in Drosophila larvae. To investigate which wavelength of the UVA...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Negishi T,Nagaoka C,Hayatsu H,Suzuki K,Hara T,Kubota M,Watanabe M,Hieda K

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The energy and oscillator strength of electronic transitions of chlorophyll (Chl)-amino acid complexes were calculated by using molecular orbital methods. The energies varied widely with coordinated amino acids and the difference between the maximum and minimum energy was about 830 cm-1. This energy difference was com...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Nishigaki A,Ohshima S,Nakayama K,Okada M,Nagashima U

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generating accurate population-specific public health messages regarding sun protection requires knowledge about seasonal variation in sun exposure in different environments. To address this issue for a subtropical area of Australia, we used polysulphone badges to measure UVR for the township of Nambour (26 degrees la...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Neale RE,Hamilton AR,Janda M,Gies P,Green AC

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of the bimodal fluorescent protein (bmFP) (lambda max, 488 and 517 nm) in the in vitro luciferase reaction has been studied. The bmFP that is produced by Photobacterium phosphoreum strain bmFP is a dimer of two homologous subunits binding four riboflavin 5'-phosphate (FMN)-myristate chromophores. The addi...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Karatani H,Konaka T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyenic systems are involved in light perception of numerous living organisms. Although a π-conjugated backbone is a common feature of all polyenes, their photophysics may vary. We provide a comparative quantum mechanical study of low-lying S1 and S2 excited states in short (3-5 double bonds) symmetric all-trans line...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Dokukina I,Marian CM,Weingart O

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous wave and pulsed laser ablation of tissue is described as an explosive event. A subsurface temperature maximum and superheated tissue produce high pressures that eject fragments from the tissue. Decreased water content due to dehydration and vaporization decreases thermal conductivity which reduces heat cond...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Welch AJ,Motamedi M,Rastegar S,LeCarpentier GL,Jansen D

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consecutive spectral analyses of ultraweak photon emission from sweet potato showing a defense response were conducted to observe the process of physiological transition. The spectrum showed a drastic transition from 2 to 10 h after inoculation with Fusarium oxysporum, during which the emission intensity increased slo...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Iyozumi H,Kato K,Makino T

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular cloning techniques were employed to obtain hybrid luciferases with their alpha and beta subunits encoded by luxA and luxB genes, respectively, from Xenorhabdus luminescens strain HW or Vibrio fischeri. Although the two wild-type luminous bacteria are phylogenetically diverged, the hybrid luciferase Xf compri...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Xi L,Tu SC

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaf discs, enclosed in a photoacoustic (PA) chamber, generate two types of PA gas-uptake signals under certain conditions. Type I is manifested by a severe signal decrease that develops slowly under very low-light intensity and often reaches negative values. It is partially reversed by low-intensity far-red light. Ty...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Malkin S,Havaux M

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are involved in the control of virtually all aspects of our behavior and physiology. Activated receptors catalyze nucleotide exchange in heterotrimeric G proteins (composed of alpha.GDP, beta and gamma subunits) on the inner surface of the cell membrane. The GPCR rhodopsin and the G...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Chen Y,Herrmann R,Fishkin N,Henklein P,Nakanishi K,Ernst OP

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00