Reviews in Fluorescence 2007, Volume 4

ISBN-13: 9780387887210 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 400 str.

C. D. Geddes

Opis

This is the fourth volume in the Reviews in Fluorescence series. To date, three volumes have been both published and well received by the scienti c community. Several book reviews in the last few years have also favorably remarked on the series. In this fourth volume we continue the tradition of publishing leading edge and timely articles from authors around the world. We thank the authors for their timely and exciting contributions. We hope you nd this volume as useful as past volumes, which promises to be just as diverse with regard to uorescence-based content. Finally, in closing, I would like to thank to Aaron Johnson, formerly at Springer, for helping me to publish this book serial over the last four volumes. Thanks also go to Michael Weston at Springer for help in publishing this current volume. Baltimore, Maryland Chris D. Geddes v Contents Simple Calibration and Validation Standards for Fluorometry . . . . . 1 Ute Resch-Genger, Katrin Hoffmann, and Dietmar Pfeifer Membranes and Fluorescence Microscopy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Luis A. Bagatolli Electronic Energy Transport and Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Structural Insights into Proteins, Regular Protein Aggregates and Lipid Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 ? ? Therese Mikaelsson, Radek Sachl, and Lennart B. -A. Johansson Spectra FRET: A Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Method in Live Cells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Ekaterina A. Bykova and Jie Zheng Boronic Acid Based Modular Fluorescent Saccharide Sensors. . . . . . 103 John S. Fossey and Tony D. James Fluorescence Solvent Relaxation in Cationic Membranes . . . . . . . .

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Simple Calibration and Validation Standards for Fluorometry.- Membranes and Fluorescence Microscopy.- Electronic Energy Transport and Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Structural Insights into Proteins, Regular Protein Aggregates and Lipid Systems.- Spectra FRET: A Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Method in Live Cells.- Boronic Acid Based Modular Fluorescent Saccharide Sensors.- Fluorescence Solvent Relaxation in Cationic Membranes.- Quantum Dot-Encoded Fluorescent Beads for Biodetection and Imaging.- Study of Biological Assemblies by Ultrafast Fluorescence Spectroscopy.- Fluorescence Signal Amplification for Ultrasensitive DNA Detection.- Exploring the Electrostatic Landscape of Proteins with Tryptophan Fluorescence.- Fluorescent Probes for Two-Photon Excitation Microscopy.- High-Resolution Fluorescence Studies on Excited-State Intra- and Intermolecular Proton Transfer.- Hydrocarbon Fluid Inclusion Fluorescence: A Review.- Photophysics and Biophysical Applications of Benzo[a]phenoxazine Type Fluorophores.- A Fluorescence Quenching Method to Study Interactions of Hemoglobin Derivatives with Erythroid Spectrin.- Photoluminescence of Pharmaceutical Materials in the Solid State. 4. Fluorescence Studies of Various Solvated and Desolvated Solvatomorphs of Erythromycin A.

O autorze

Dr. Chris D. Geddes, Ph.D., Professor, has extensive experience in fluorescence spectroscopy, particularly in fluorescence sensing and metal-fluorophore interactions (Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence), publishing over 190 papers and 18 books. Dr. Geddes is internationally known in fluorescence. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Fluorescence and founding editor of the Who’s Who in Fluorescence and Annual Reviews in Fluorescence volumes. In addition, due to the labs pioneering efforts in the fields of metallic nanoparticle-fluorophore interactions, Dr. Geddes recently launched a new Springer Journal, Plasmonics, as well as a new annual hard bound book series Annual Reviews in Plasmonics. Dr. Geddes is Director of the Institute of Fluorescence, within the Medical Biotechnology Center which focuses on the nano-bio-technological applications of fluorescence. Dr. Geddes is currently the chair of 1 NIH study section, a frequent member of the NIBIB special emphasis sensing panels and a permanent member of the NIH EBT study section.

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Blurb

Reviews in Fluorescence 2007, the forth volume of the book serial from Springer, serves as a comprehensive collection of current trends and emerging hot topics in the field of fluorescence.

It summarizes the year’s progress in fluorescence, with authoritative analytical reviews specialized enough to be attractive to professional researchers, yet also appealing to the wider audience of scientists in related disciplines of fluorescence.

Reviews in Fluorescence offers an essential reference material for any lab working in the fluorescence field and related areas. All academics, bench scientists, and industry professionals wishing to take advantage of the latest and greatest in the continuously emerging field of fluorescence will find it an invaluable resource.

Key features:

• Comprehensive coverage of the year's hottest topics
• Chapters authored by known leading figures in the fluorescence field
• Accessible utility in a single volume reference
• New volume publishes annually
• Each Reviews in Fluorescence volume will be citable (ISI) and indexed

Reviews in Fluorescence 2007 topics include:

• Validation standards for fluorometry
• Energy transport and fluorescence spectroscopy for structural insights into proteins
• FRET in live cells
• Boronic acid based modular fluorescent saccharide sensors
• Fluorescence solvent relaxation in cationic membranes
• Membrane studies using fluorescence spectroscopy
• Quantum dot-encoded fluorescent beads for biodetection and imaging
• The study of biological assemblies by ultra fast fluorescence spectroscopy
• Fluorescence signal amplification for ultra sensitive DNA detection

About the Editor:

Dr. Chris D. Geddes, Ph.D., Professor, has extensive experience in fluorescence spectroscopy, particularly in fluorescence sensing and metal-fluorophore interactions (Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence), publishing over 190 papers and 18 books. Dr. Geddes is internationally known in fluorescence. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Fluorescence and founding editor of the Who’s Who in Fluorescence and Annual Reviews in Fluorescence volumes. In addition, due to the labs pioneering efforts in the fields of metallic nanoparticle-fluorophore interactions, Dr. Geddes recently launched a new Springer Journal, Plasmonics, as well as a new annual hard bound book series Annual Reviews in Plasmonics. Dr. Geddes is Director of the Institute of Fluorescence, within the Medical Biotechnology Center which focuses on the nano-bio-technological applications of fluorescence. Dr. Geddes is currently the chair of 1 NIH study section, a frequent member of the NIBIB special emphasis sensing panels and a permanent member of the NIH EBT study section.

http://theinstituteoffluorescence.com/