Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Biomolecules
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Analytical Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 31209
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is my great pleasure to invite you to submit an article for a high-profile Special Issue on the “Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Biomolecules” to be published in Molecules.
This Special Issue aims to highlight research on biomolecules using fluorescence spectroscopy in a very broad sense.
It concerns steady-state as well as time-resolved fluorescence studies, addressing the structural and dynamic properties of the excited biomolecules. Experimental and theoretical studies in solution and in the gas phase aiming at the characterization of the emitting excited state are welcome.
More specifically, it concerns the fluorescence of natural biomolecules, such as nucleic acids, enzymes and proteins, as well as flavins and haemoglobin, in a non-exhaustive list. It also deals with modified fluorescent nucleobases and amino acid analogues, aimed for use as biomarkers. In addition, it also treats studies of fluorescent ligands and drugs interacting with natural biomolecules. In this sense, it addresses fundamental processes such as energy and charge transfer phenomena.
Review articles and perspectives from experts in the field are also welcome.
Dr. Thomas Gustavsson
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- steady-state fluorescence
- time-resolved fluorescence
- excited states
- femtochemistry and femtobiology
- electronic and structural dynamics
- relaxation and reaction mechanisms
- energy transfer
- electron and charge transfer
- proton and hydrogen transfer
- potential energy surfaces
- conical intersections
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