Silva E., Edwards A.M. (Eds.) Flavins: Photochemistry and Photobiology

The Royal Society of Chemistry, European Society for Photobiology, UK, 2006. — 334 p. — (Comprehensive Series in Photochemistry and Photobiology No.6) — ISBN10: 0854043314The photochemistry and photobiology of flavins is a field which has important implications for chemistry, biology, and medicine. In view of its interdisciplinary diversity a monograph covering the major aspects on this subject must by necessity be a multiauthored book. Therefore, it has been one of our fundamental motivations to secure contributions from experts who would provide the necessary broad coverage. Each one of the chapters provides an overview of historical developments, state-of-the-art, and future perspectives in different areas of interest related to flavins.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 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