Singlet oxygen (1O2) is a biologically relevant reactive oxygen species capable of efficiently
reacting with cellular constituents. The resulting oxidatively generated damage to nucleic …

Oxygen is a natural acceptor of electrons in the respiratory pathway of aerobic organisms
and in many other biochemical reactions. Aerobic metabolism is always associated with the …

This text reviews many of the aspects of the chemistry of the aromatic hydrocarbons and a
consensus evaluation of the data by seven of the leading atmospheric scientists. The book …

The accumulation of lipid hydroperoxides (LOOHs) has long been associated with
numerous pathologies and has more recently been shown to drive a specific type of cell …

The process of transforming chemical energy into light emission, a phenomenon known as
chemiluminescence (CL), has been an attractive topic of intensive research over the years …

It is well known that biological systems, such as microorganisms, plants, and animals,
including human beings, form spontaneous electronically excited species through oxidative …

The chemistry behind the phenomenon of ultra-weak photon emission has been subject of
considerable interest for decades. Great progress has been made on the understanding of …

diphenylisobenzofuran (DPBF) is a fluorescent molecule which possesses a highly specific
reactivity towards singlet oxygen (1 O 2) forming an endoperoxide which decomposes to …

Various combinations of vanadium derivatives (n-Bu4NVO3 is the best catalyst) with
pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (PCA) catalyse the oxidation of saturated hydrocarbons, RH, with …

The reaction of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) with hydrogen peroxide is known to generate
stoichiometric amounts of singlet molecular oxygen [O2 (1Δg)]. This study shows that HOCl …