Flavins

This book is an extremely useful resource that summarizes current knowledge of the photochemistry and photobiology of flavins....be an essential part of the collection of any comprehensive chemistry or biology library and an essential and updated reference for scientists interested in this topic. Timely coverage of the recent literature, as well as the several unanswered questions that are presented .....the volume, should inspire many researchers to further explore the exciting field of flavin photochemistry and photobiology.

• Preface;1: General properties of flavins;2: Photochemistry of flavins in aqueous and organic solvents;3: Excited states interaction of flavins with amines. application to the initiation of vinyl polymerization;4: Riboflavin as a visible-light-sensitiser in the aerobic photodegradation of ophthalmic and sympathomimetic drugs;5: The antiviral and antibacterial properties of riboflavin and light: applications to blood safety and transfusion medicine;6: Light-induced flavin toxicity;7: Photoinduced processes in the eye lens: do flavins really play a role?;8: Blue light-initiated DNA repair by photolyase;9: Flavin-based photoreceptors in plants;10: Flavin-based photoreceptors in bacteria;11: Photoactivated adenylyl cyclase (PAC), the photoreceptor flavoprotein with intrinsic effector function mediating euglenoid photomovements;12: Mechanisms of light activation in flavin-binding photoreceptors