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.

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
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