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Flavins : photochemistry and photobiology /

Flavins and flavoproteins are a widely investigated and highly versatile group of compounds. Participation of these compounds in photochemistry and photobiology processes are of particular importance in the fields of biology, chemistry and medicine. Written by leading experts in the field each secti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
Otros Autores: Silva, Eduardo, Edwards, Ana M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK : RSC Pub., ©2006.
Colección:Comprehensive series in photochemistry & photobiology ; v. 6.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • General properties of flavins
  • Photochemistry of flavins in aqueous and organic solvents
  • Excited states interaction of flavins with amines : application to the initiation of vinyl polymerization
  • Riboflavin as a visible-light-sensitiser in the aerobic photodegradation of ophthalmic and sympathomimetic drugs
  • The antiviral and antibacterial properties of riboflavin and light : applications to blood safety and transfusion medicine
  • Light-induced flavin toxicity
  • Photoinduced processes in the eye lens : do flavins really play a role?
  • Blue light-initiated DNA : a repair by photolyase
  • Flavin-based photoreceptors in plants
  • Flavin-based photoreceptors in bacteria
  • Photoactivated adenylyl cyclase (PAC), the photoreceptor flavoprotein with intrinsic effector function mediating euglenoid photomovements
  • Mechanisms of light activation in flavin-binding photoreceptors.