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Author : Peter J. Herring
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822003705688
Author : Peter J. Herring
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Science
ISBN : MINN:31951P000323588
Author : Shimomura Osamu,Yampolsky Ilia V
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789813277120
This book is the bible of bioluminescence and a must-read not only for the students but for those who work in various fields relating to bioluminescence. It summarizes current structural information on all known bioluminescent systems in nature, from well-studied ones to those that have been seldom investigated.This book remains an important source of chemical knowledge on bioluminescence and, since the second edition's publication in 2012, has been revised to include major developments in two systems: earthworm Fridericia and higher fungi whose luciferins have been elucidated and synthesized. These two new luciferins represent an essential addition to seven previously known, with fully rewritten sections covering this new subject matter.
Author : Osamu Shimomura
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814458238
This book is an authoritative monograph on the recent progresses in the chemistry of bioluminescence. It provides a comprehensive overview of the past and the latest developments in understanding the biochemical mechanisms of some 35 different types of luminous organisms, together with information helpful to students and researchers in an Appendix. It is the first and only book that provides chemical information on all currently known bioluminescence systems. Dr Shimomura is the leading practitioner in the field for the past half century, and is best known for his discovery of the jellyfish photoprotein aequorin and the green fluorescent protein. This book is the bible of bioluminescence, and is “a must read,” not only for the students who study bioluminescence but also for those who work in various aspects relating to bioluminescence. This book will be an important source of chemical knowledge on bioluminescence for a long period of time in future. Fully revised since its publication in 2006, it now incorporates the most recent advances in the subject area. A new section on “Green Fluorescent Protein” has been added at the end of Chapter 4. It contains an extensive reference section. Contents:The Fireflies and Luminous Insects:The FirefliesPhengodidae and ElateroidaeDipteraLuminous Bacteria:Factors Required for BioluminescenceBacterial LuciferaseLong-chain AldehydeMechanism of Luminescence ReactionAssay of Luciferase ActivityQuantum Yield of Long-chain AldehydesIn vivo Luminescence of Luminous BacteriaThe Ostracod Cypridina (Vargula) and Other Luminous Crustaceans:The Ostracod CypridinaEuphausiids Euphausia pacifica and Meganyctiphanes NorvegicaThe Decapod Shrimp Oplophorus gracilirostrisCopepodaThe Jellyfish Aequorea and Other Luminous Coelenterates:The Hydrozoan Medusa Aequorea aequoreaThe Hydroid Obelia (Hydrozoan)The Hydrozoan Medusa Phialidium gregariumOther Bioluminescent HydrozoansThe Scyphozoans Pelagia and PeriphyllaThe Anthozoan Renilla (Sea Pansy)The CtenophoresThe Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)The Coelenterazines:Discovery of CoelenterazineOccurrence of CoelenterazineProperties of Coelenterazine and Its DerivativesChemi- and Bioluminescence Reactions of CoelenterazineVarious Chemical Reactions of CoelenterazineSynthesis of CoelenterazinesCoelenterazine LuciferasesLuminous Mollusca:The Limpet LatiaThe Clam Pholas dactylusLuminous Squids (Cephalopoda)Annelida:The Tubeworm Chaetopterus variopedatusThe Bermuda Fireworm OdontosyllisLuminous Earthworms (Oligochaeta)Polynoid Scaleworm Harmothoë lunulataThe Polychaete TomopterisDinoflagellates and Other Protozoa:RadiolariansDinoflagellatesLuminous Fungi:An Overview on Fungal BioluminescenceEarly Studies on the Biochemistry of Luminous FungiRole of Superoxide in Fungal LuminescenceStudies on Panellus stipticusStudies on Mycena citricolorSummary on the Chemistry of FungalOther Luminous Organisms:Ophiuroidea: Brittle StarsMillipede Luminodesmus sequoiae (Diplopoda)Centipede Orphaneus brevilabiatus (Chilopoda)HemicordataTunicates (Phylum Chordata)The Luminous Fishes Readership: Biologists, chemists, analytical chemists, biomedical chemists; students in biochemistry. Keywords:Bioluminescence;Luminescence;Firefly;Luciferin;Luciferase;Photoprotein;Luminous Organisms;Light Transfer;Luminescence AssayKey Features:It is the only monograph on the chemistry of bioluminescenceNo similar book is in sight presentlyIncreasing importance of bioluminescence technology in biomedical researchThis book will remain useful for a long period of time, probably 10-20 years, differing from many other books (this is due to very slow progress in chemical research on new bioluminescent organisms)
Author : Richard V. Lynch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : UCSD:31822028768570
Publications relevant to marine bioluminescence from 1979 through 1987 are annotated and cross-indexed by author, organism studied, geographic location, and key words. Sources of research funding are discussed, and the most prolific institutions and most popular sources for publication are identified. Six areas of particular interest--namely flash characteristics, stimulation techniques, geographic and temporal distribution and occurrence and correlation with environmental parameters, the luminous organism themselves, symbiosis, and circadian rhythms are identified and analyzed for significant progress, important research omissions, and trends. No significant trends are identified, although the suggestion of the possibility of a decrease in research effort in these areas over the decade is noted. The international nature of the research is considered ... Bioluminescence, Marine biology, Optical properties.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1981-01-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080586058
International Review of Cytology
Author : Kendric C. Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461580614
The first edition of The Science of Photobiology was published in 1977, and was the first textbook to cover all of the major areas of photobiology. The science of photobiology is currently divided into 14 subspecialty areas by the American Society for Photobiology. In this edition, however, the topics of phototechnology and spectroscopy have been com bined in a new chapter entitled "Photophysics." The other subspecialty areas remain the same, i.e., Photochemistry, Photosensitization, UV Radiation Effects, Environmental Photobiology, Photomedicine, Circadian Rhythms, Extraretinal Photoreception, Vision, Photomorphogenesis, Photomovement, Photosynthesis, and Bioluminescence. This book has been written as a textbook to introduce the science of photobiology to advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The chapters are written to provide a broad overview of each topic. They are designed to contain the amount of information that might be presented in a one-to two-hour general lecture. The references are not meant to be exhaustive, but key references are included to give students an entry into the literature. Frequently a more recent reference that reviews the literature will be cited rather than the first paper by the author making the original discovery. The chapters are not meant to be a repository of facts for research workers in the field, but rather are concerned with demon strating the importance of each specialty area of photobiology, and documenting its relevance to current and/or future problems of man.
Author : Axel Griesbeck,Michael Oelgemöller,Francesco Ghetti
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1700 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781466561250
The only combined organic photochemistry and photobiology handbookAs spectroscopic, synthetic and biological tools become more and more sophisticated, photochemistry and photobiology are merging-making interdisciplinary research essential. Following in the footsteps of its bestselling predecessors, the CRC Handbook of Organic Photochemistry and Pho
Author : Howard H. Seliger,William D. McElroy
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483270739
Light: Physical and Biological Action provides an introduction to the significant problems that are usually considered in photobiology. This book covers a variety of topics, including photosensitization, phototropism, phototaxis, photosynthesis, bioluminescence, diurnal rhythms, and the measurement of molecular excitation by light. Organized into five chapters, this book begins with an overview of the characteristics of light from a purely physical and historical viewpoint. This text then discusses the various types of radiation, including temperature or thermal radiation, photoluminescence, chemiluminescence, radiation produced by electric discharges, and radiation produced by high local electric field. Other chapters consider the various bond involved in molecular formation, which shows the atomic orbitals associated with the constituents of the molecule. This book discusses as well the fluorescence bands of polyatomic molecules. The final chapter deals with some of the limitations of the methods involved in electron microscopy. This book is a valuable resource for biologists and photochemists.
Author : Arthur C. Giese
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483262666
Photophysiology, Volume II: Action of Light on Animals and Microorganisms; Photobiochemical Mechanisms; Bioluminescence presents the effects of light upon animals and microorganisms. This book discusses the fundamental photobiochemical mechanisms underlying some of the effects of light. Organized into 10 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the periodic functions of animals that can be manipulated by photoperiod. This text then examines the biosynthetic relationships between proteins and nucleic acids, which have been explored in part by observing the inactivating and reactivating effects of UV and visible light. Other chapters consider the physical factors that limit the performance of the eye to exact information about the environment from the light that reaches an animal. This book discusses as well the various anatomical and physiological features of the eye in relation to its limits. The final chapter deals with the occurrence of bioluminescence in nature. This book is a valuable resource for biologists, physiologists, and scientists.
Author : Frank H. Johnson,Yata Haneda
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400875689
The study of bioluminescence—visible light emitted by living organisms—is truly in progress, as these 35 papers contributed by 49 of the leading scientists active in this field attest. Not since E. Newton Harvey's Bioluminescence in 1952 has there appeared a more comprehensive and critical study. The approaches to the subject range from the purely chemical and physical to the purely biological. There are magnificent electron micrographs and some color plates. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : Michel Anctil
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780773554108
Naturalists in antiquity worked hard to dispel fanciful ideas about the meaning of living lights, but remained bewildered by them. Even Charles Darwin was perplexed by the chaotic diversity of luminous organisms, which he found difficult to reconcile with his evolutionary theory. It fell to naturalists and scientists to make sense of the dazzling displays of fireflies and other organisms. In Luminous Creatures Michel Anctil shows how mythical perceptions of bioluminescence gradually gave way to a scientific understanding of its mechanisms, functions, and evolution, and to the recognition of its usefulness for biomedical and other applied fields. Following the rise of the modern scientific method and the circumnavigations and oceanographic expeditions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, biologists began to realize the diversity of bioluminescence's expressions in light organs and ecological imprints, and how widespread it is on the planet. By the end of the nineteenth century an understanding of the chemical nature and physiological control of the phenomenon was at hand. Technological developments led to an explosion of knowledge on the ecology, evolution, and molecular biology of bioluminescence. Luminous Creatures tracks these historical events and illuminates the lives and the trail-blazing accomplishments of the scientists involved. It offers a unique window into the awe-inspiring, phantasmagorical world of light-producing organisms, viewed from the perspectives of casual observers and scientists alike.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789847840
This book includes reviews of molecular- and organismal-level studies in bioluminescence in order to elucidate the mechanisms behind this phenomenon. It is intended for molecular biology researchers involved in bioluminescent reactions, molecular engineering of bioluminescent sensor probes, and biomonitoring of environmental toxins.. Field researchers as well as students will also find this volume to be of interest.
Author : Arthur Charles Giese
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Photobiology
ISBN : LCCN:63016961
Author : Lars Olof Björn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781493914685
The new edition of this authoritative text provides an interdisciplinary treatise of all aspects of the interactions between light and the living world. It starts with a description of the physics of light, and how to deal with it in experiments and observations. The phenomena described in the rest of the book covers all organisms: how light is used by organisms for obtaining energy for life processes, for gathering information about the environment, and for communicating with others of the same or other species. The book also describes "bad" effects of light in causing disease or contributing to formation of environmental toxins. New techniques used by scientists to investigate life processes using light are also explored in the volume. Written by experts in the field, Photobiology: The Science of Life and Light, 3e is a valuable and accessible resource for both advanced undergraduates and established researchers.
