| Friday 19 April 2024 | |
| Events for day: Thursday 24 January 2019 |
| 10:00 - 11:00 Weekly Seminar Endogenous Chemiluminescence from the biological system School BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Abstract: It is well known that all biological systems which undergo oxidative metabolism or oxidative stress generate a small amount of light. Consequently, luminescence is emitted which could be exploited for non-invasive label-free monitoring of oxidative stress. Since the origin of excited states producing this light is generally accepted to come from chemical reactions, the term endogenous biological chemiluminescence is appropriate. Apart from biomedicine, this phenomenon has potential applications also in plant biology and agriculture like monitoring the germination rate of seeds. Spectral analysis of this endogenous chemilumine ... |