Photonics of biopolymers discusses the processes of energy transformation in photoexcited proteins, nucleic acids, membranes and model systems. The author addresses, among other topics: Light absorption, screening and reabsorption; photometric studies of protein; energy transfer mechanics; fluorescent probes; photomodulation of enzymes, and photoactiviation. Much of the information stems from the authors own wide experience in the field.

This work will stimulate further understanding of light interactions with biomolecules and will encourage other scientists to enter the field" (Prof. S. Schulman, University of Florida) Photonics of Biopolymers is an outstanding book" (Prof. J. Fidy, Institute of Biophysics, Hungary)

Inhalt
1 Introduction to Photonics.- 2 Light Absorption in Ordered Structures.- 3 Screening Hypochromism.- 4 Photometric Estimation of Protein Content in Biological Suspensions.- 5 Screening and Reabsorption of Light.- 6 Multipass Cuvettes for Luminescence Spectroscopy.- 7 Division of Tyrosine and Tryptophan Fluorescence Components.- 8 Spectral Heterogeneity of Tryptophan Emission.- 9 Discrete Emission States in Photoexcited Tryptophan Complexes.- 10 Mechanisms of Exciplex Formation.- 11 Mechanisms of Energy Transfer.- 12 Energy Transfer in Nucleic Acids.- 13 Energy Transfer in Native Proteins.- 14 Energy Transfer in Biomembranes.- 15 Fluorescence Probes.- 16 Pyrene Monomers and Excimers in Membranes.- 17 Photomodulation of Enzyme Activity.- 18 Photoactivation of Animal Membranes and their Chromophores.- 19 Light-Dependent Phosphorylation in Mitochondria.- References.