ENGLISH

Flavins: Photochemistry and Photobiology

By Eduardo Silva , Ana M. Edwards

Book information

Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Year
2006
ISBN
0854043314, 9780854043316
LCC
QP671.F5 F546 2006
Open Library ID
OL17892940M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3436861 bytes)
Series
Comprehensive Series in Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
Edition
1
Pages
334\334
Topic
Biology
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-01-11 02:35:34

Description

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 section of the book includes a historical overview of the subject, state of the art developments and future perspectives. Flavins: Photochemistry and Photobiology begins with the properties and applications of flavins, including their photochemistry in aqueous and organic solutions. Subsequent sections discuss riboflavin as a visible light sensitizer in the photo degradation of drugs, antiviral and antibacterial effects, the role of flavins in light induced toxicity and blue light initiated DNA repair by photolyase. Finally there are sections on the flavin based photoreceptors in plants, bacteria and eukaryotic photosynthetic flagelettes. This book brings together leading experts with a unique interdisciplinary emphasis, to provide an authoritative resource on flavins and their role in photochemistry and photobiology.

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