NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 7/25/97 # 97_11

Kinetics	Optical Spectra	Thermodynamics
ESR Studies	Excited States	Photochemistry
Radiation Chemistry	Related Experimental Studies	Multiphase Systems
Polymers	Biological and Medical Aspects	Solar Energy
Industrial and Environmental Applications	Theoretical Studies	Reviews

Kinetics

Kinetics of the reaction between 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) derived radical cations and phenols.
Campos, A.M., Lissi, E.A., Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 29(3): 219-24 (1997).

Free radical chain reactions of [1.1.1]propellane with three-coordinate phosphorus molecules. Evidence for the high reactivity of the bicyclo[1.1.1]pent-1-yl radical.
Dockery, K.P., Bentrude, W.G., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1388-99 (1997).

Light-induced route to chaos in the H₂O₂-HSO₃^--HCO₃^--Fe(CN)₆^4- flow system.
Rabai, G., Hanazaki, I., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1458-9 (1997).

Electron transfer between the FMN and heme domains of cytochrome P450BM-3. Effects of substrate and CO.
Hazzard, J.T., Govindaraj, S., Poulos, T.L., Tollin, G., J. Biol. Chem. 272(12): 7922-6 (1997).

Oxygen activation by metal complexes and alkyl hydroperoxides. Applications of mechanistic probes to explore the role of alkoxyl radicals in alkane functionalization.
MacFaul, P.A., Arends, I.W.C.E., Ingold, K.U., Wayner, D.D.M., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (2): 135-45 (1997).

Optical Spectra

meso,meso-Linked porphyrin arrays.
Osuka, A., Shimidzu, H., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 36(1-2): 135-7 (1997).

Formation of supramolecular donor-acceptor complexes between bis(pyridiniomethyl)azobenzenes and eosin in solutions and at solid interfaces: Transduction into optical and microgravimetric signals.
Ranjit, K.T., MarxTibbon, S., BenDov, I., Willner, I., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 36(1-2): 147-50 (1997).

Chromogenic reagent for mercury based on Kemp's acid imide.
Wang, Z.H., Hirose, T., Baldwin, B.W., Yang, Y.Y., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 297-8 (1997).

A conjugated polymer/redox polymer hybrid with electronic communication between metal centres.
Cameron, C.G., Pickup, P.G., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 303-4 (1997).

Near-infrared electronic spectroscopy and emitting-state properties of K₂PdCl₄ and K₂PdBr₄.
Pelletier, Y., Reber, C., Inorg. Chem. 36(4): 721-8 (1997).

ESR Studies

Spin-orbit coupling induced electron spin polarization: Influence of heavy atom position.
Sasaki, S., Katsuki, A., Akiyama, K., TeroKubota, S., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1323-7 (1997).

Strains of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 with altered PsaC. II. EPR and optical spectroscopic properties of F_A and F_B in aspartate, serine, and alanine replacements of cysteines 14 and 51.
Jung, Y.-S., Vassiliev, I.R., Yu, J., McIntosh, L., Golbeck, J.H., J. Biol. Chem. 272(12): 8040-9 (1997).

Spin adduct formation from the spontaneous reaction between spin traps and weak electron acceptors, as exemplified by trichloroacetonitrile. An acid promoted version of the Forrester-Hepburn addition-oxidation mechanism.
Eberson, L., MacCullough, J.J., Persson, O., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (2): 133-4 (1997).

Formation and EPR spectra of radical species derived from the oxidation of the spin trap, alpha-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone (PBN), and some of its derivatives in 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropan-2-ol. Formation of isoxazolidine radical cations.
Eberson, L., Hartshorn, M.P., Persson, O., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (2): 195-201 (1997).

Azacyanocarbon chemistry. Comparison of the hexacyano-3,4-diazahexa-1,5-dienediide [C₁₀N₈]^2- with the corresponding radical anion [C₁₀N₈].^-: Electrochemical and EPR studies, crystallographic and electronic structures.
Decoster, M., Conan, F., Kubicki, M., LeMest, Y., Richard, P., Pala, J.S., Toupet, L., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (2): 265-71 (1997).

Excited States

Structures of size-selected hydrogen-bonded phenol-(H₂O)_n clusters in S₀, S₁ and ion.
Ebata, T., Fujii, A., Mikami, N., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes 159: 111-24 (1996).

Ultrafast Raman echo measurements of vibrational dephasing and the nature of solvent-solute interactions.
Berg, M., VandenBout, D.A., Acc. Chem. Res. 30(2): 65-71 (1997).

Synthesis, structure, high-resolution spectroscopy, and laser chemistry of fluorooxirane and 2,2-[²H₂]-fluorooxirane.
Hollenstein, H., Luckhaus, D., Pochert, J., Quack, M., Seyfang, G., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 36(1-2): 140-3 (1997).

Valence-delocalized and valence-trapped Fe^IIFe^III complexes: Drastic influence of the ligands.
Dutta, S.K., Ensling, J., Werner, R., Florke, U., Haase, W., Geutlich, P., Nag, K., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 36(1-2): 152-5 (1997).

Photocyclization of a 1,1'-bisnaphthalene: Planarization of a highly twisted biaryl system after excited state ArOH dissociation.
Shi, Y.J., Wan, P., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 273-4 (1997).

Magnetic properties of charge-transfer complexes based on TEMPO radicals.
Nakatsuji, S., Takai, A., Nishikawa, K., Morimoto, Y., Yasuoka, N., Suzuki, K., Enoki, T., Anzai, H., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 275-6 (1997).

Optical control over Pb²⁺ binding to a crown ether-containing chromene.
Stauffer, M.T., Knowles, D.B., Brennan, C., Funderburk, L., Lin, F.T., Weber, S.G., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 287-8 (1997).

Selective two-electron reduction of C-60 by 10-methyl-9,10-dihydroacridine via photoinduced electron transfer.
Fukuzumi, S., Suenobu, T., Kawamura, S., Ishida, A., Mikami, K., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 291-2 (1997).

Non-linear optical properties of the inorganic cluster [(eta-C₅H₅)CoFe₂SSe(CO)₆].
Banerjee, S., Kumar, G.R., Mathur, P., Sekar, P., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 299-300 (1997).

Extensively pi-conjugated soluble oligothienylenevinylenes.
Elandaloussi, E., Frere, P., Roncali, J., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 301-2 (1997).

Directional photochemical processes with an amphiphilic anthraceno-rutheninm complex in dihexadecyl phosphate vesicles.
Otsuki, J., Okuda, N., Amamiya, T., Araki, K., Seno, M., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 311-2 (1997).

Photo-induced charge separation on conjugated porphyrin chains.
Piet, J.J., Warman, J.M., Anderson, H.L., Chem. Phys. Lett. 266(1-2): 70-4 (1997).

Picosecond dynamics of the S-2 excited state of azulene and its van der Waals complexes with Ar and Xe.
AbouZied, O.K., Demmer, D.R.M., Wallace, S.C., Steer, R.P., Chem. Phys. Lett. 266(1-2): 75-85 (1997).

Nonlinear absorption of soluble octasubstituted metallophthalocyanines at 1.064 mu m.
DiazGarcia, M.A., Dogariu, A., Hagan, D.J., VanStryland, E.W., Chem. Phys. Lett. 266(1-2): 86-90 (1997).

Direct determination of reaction heat in intramolecular hydrogen abstraction of excited 2-methylbenzophenone.
Suzuki, T., Okuyama, U., Ichimura, T., Chem. Phys. Lett. 266(1-2): 107-10 (1997).

Luminescence from neodymium(III) in solution.
Beeby, A., Faulkner, S., Chem. Phys. Lett. 266(1-2): 116-22 (1997).

Photodetachment photoelectron spectroscopy of mass selected anions: Anthracene and the anthracene-H₂O cluster.
Schiedt, J., Weinkauf, R., Chem. Phys. Lett. 266(1-2): 201-5 (1997).

Photophysics of Ru(phen)₂(PHEHAT)²⁺: A novel ''light switch'' for DNA and photo-oxidant for mononucleotides.
Moucheron, C., KirschDeMesmaeker, A., Choua, S., Inorg. Chem. 36(4): 584-92 (1997).

EPR spectra, luminescence data, and radiationless decay processes of copper(II) porphyrins.
Cunningham, K.L., McNett, K.M., Pierce, R.A., Davis, K.A., Harris, H.H., Falck, D.M., McMillin, D.R., Inorg. Chem. 36(4): 608-13 (1997).

Photoinduced charge separation and charge recombination to a triplet state in a carotene-porphyrin-fullerene triad.
Liddell, P.A., Kuciauskas, D., Sumida, J.P., Nash, B., Nguyen, D., Moore, A.L., Moore, T.A., Gust, D., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1400-5 (1997).

Tuning the singlet-triplet energy gap in a non-Kekule series by designed structural variation. The singlet stages of N-substituted-3,4-dimethylenepyrrole biradicals.
Bush, L.C., Heath, R.B., Feng, X.W., Wang, P.A., Maksimovic, L., Song, A.I., Chung, W.S., Berinstain, A.B., Scaiano, J.C., Berson, J.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1406-15 (1997).

Triplet species from dihydropyrrolo[3,4-d]pyridazines, the diazene precursors of N-arenesulfonyl-3,4-dimethylenepyrroles.
Bush, L.C., Maksimovic, L., Feng, X.W., Lu, H.S.M., Berson, J.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1416-27 (1997).

Catenation of heterocyclic non-Kekule biradicals to tetraradical prototypes of conductive or magnetic polymers.
Lu, H.S.M., Berson, J.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1428-38 (1997).

Effect of molecular structures and solvents on the excited state dynamics of the S-2 state of carotenoids analyzed by the femtosecond up-conversion method.
Mimuro, M., Akimoto, S., Takaichi, S., Yamazaki, I., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1452-3 (1997).

Short-circuiting the molecular wire: Cooperative binding of Delta-[Ru(phen)₂dppz]²⁺ and Delta-[Rh(phi)₂bipy]³⁺ to DNA.
Lincoln, P., Tuite, E., Norden, B., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1454-5 (1997).

Polymethylated and poly(tert)butylated diphenylcarbenes. Generation, reactions, kinetics, and deuterium isotope effects of sterically congested triplet carbenes.
Tomioka, H., Okada, H., Watanabe, T., Banno, K., Komatsu, K., Hirai, K., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(7): 1582-93 (1997).

A study of HeI photoelectron spectroscopy on the electronic structure of the nitrate free radical NO₃.
Wang, D.X., Jiang, P., Qian, X.M., Hong, G.Y., J. Chem. Phys. 106(8): 3003-6 (1997).

Reactions of translationally excited and thermal fluorine atoms with CH₄ and CD₄ molecules in solid argon.
Misochko, E.Y., Benderskii, V.A., Goldschleger, A.U., Akimov, A.V., Benderskii, A.V., Wight, C.A., J. Chem. Phys. 106(8): 3146-56 (1997).

Theoretical and electrochemical study of the mechanism of anthraquinone-mediated one-electron reduction of oxygen: The involvement of adducts of dioxygen species to anthraquinones.
Jeziorek, D., Ossowski, T., Liwo, A., Dyl, D., Nowacka, M., Woznicki, W., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (2): 229-36 (1997).

Solute-solvent and solvent-solvent interactions in binary solvent mixtures .5. Preferential solvation of solvatochromic indicators in mixtures of propan-2-ol with hexane, benzene, ethanol and methanol.
Rafols, C., Roses, M., Bosch, E., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (2): 243-8 (1997).

Charge-transfer excitation of electron donor-acceptor complexes of arylcyclopropanes.
Takahashi, Y., Ohaku, H., Nishioka, N., Ikeda, H., Miyashi, T., Gormin, D.A., Hilinski, E.F., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (2): 303-8 (1997).

Spectroscopic evidence for excitonic localization in fractal antenna supermolecules.
Kopelman, R., Shortreed, M., Shi, Z.Y., Tan, W.H., Xu, Z.F., Moore, J.S., BarHaim, A., Klafter, J., Phys. Rev. Lett. 78(7): 1239-42 (1997).

Photochemistry

Infrared photofragmentation spectra of C₂H₄[center dot](NO)_n⁺ cluster ions.
Mouhandes, A., Stace, A.J., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes 159: 185-96 (1996).

Photochemical C-C coupling reaction of an iron acetylide complex [Fe(eta⁵-C₅Me₅)(CO)₂(C[triple bond]CPh)] with alk-1-ynes (RC[triple bond]CH) leading to cyclic compounds including paramagnetic iron(I) cyclopentadienone complexes [Fe(eta⁵-C₅Me₅)(eta⁴-2-Ph-5-R-C₅H₂O)].
Akita, M., Terada, M., Morooka, Y., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 265-6 (1997).

Photochemistry of acetone in the presence of exocyclic olefins: An unexpected competition between the photo-Conia and Paterno-Buchi reactions.
Chung, W.S., Ho, C.C., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 317-8 (1997).

Mechanism of linkage isomerization in (eta¹-5-chloropentene)pentacarbonylchromium(0).
Ladogana, S., Nayak, S.K., Smit, J.P., Dobson, G.R., Inorg. Chem. 36(4): 650-5 (1997).

Photoreactivity of hematoporphyrin IX-dichloroplatinum(II). Light-induced release and activation of free base hematoporphyrin.
Kunkely, H., Vogler, A., Inorg. Chim. Acta 254(2): 417-9 (1997).

Determination of the absolute steric course of are enantioselective single crystal-to-single crystal photorearrangement.
Leibovitch, M., Olovsson, G., Scheffer, J.R., Trotter, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1462-3 (1997).

Delta³-1,3,4-Oxadiazolines: Photochemical precursors to diazoalkanes and sec-alkanediazonium ions in acidic solution.
Pezacki, J.P., Wagner, B.D., Lew, C.S.Q., Warkentin, J., Lusztyk, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(7): 1789-90 (1997).

Fast beam photodissociation spectroscopy and dynamics of the vinoxy radical.
Osborn, D.L., Choi, H., Mordaunt, D.H., Bise, R.T., Neumark, D.M., Rohlfing, C.M., J. Chem. Phys. 106(8): 3049-66 (1997).

Photochemical synthesis of pyrrole derivatives by desulfurization of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2-thiones and [2 + 2] cycloaddition of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2-thiones with alkenes.
Nishio, T., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 (6): 885-9 (1997).

On the mechanism of the photochemical reaction between 1,4-dicyanobenzene and 2,3-dimethylbutene in the presence of nucleophiles.
Torriani, R., Mella, M., Fasani, E., Albini, A., Tetrahedron 53(7): 2573-80 (1997).

Novel synthesis of bifurans via furan-forming photocyclization of alpha-diketones conjugated with ene-yne.
Nakatani, K., Tanabe, K., Saito, I., Tetrahedron Lett. 38(7): 1207-10 (1997).

The use of a dithiane protected benzoin photolabile safety catch linker for solid-phase synthesis.
Routledge, A., Abell, C., Balasubramanian, S., Tetrahedron Lett. 38(7): 1227-30 (1997).

Radiation Chemistry

Spectroscopy and photodissociation of size-selected (CH₃I)_n⁺ cluster ions.
Syage, J.A., Steadman, J., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes 159: 125-36 (1996).

Studies of e^- + CO₂ greater than or less than CO₂^- equilibria in hexamethyldisiloxane and bis(trimethylsilyl)methane.
Holroyd, R.A., Itoh, K., Nishikawa, M., Chem. Phys. Lett. 266(1-2): 227-32 (1997).

Experimental Studies on Related Topics

Unimolecular dissociation of multiply-charged fullerene ions via the loss of intact C₆⁺ units.
Senn, G., Dunser, B., Scheier, P., Mark, T.D., Chem. Phys. Lett. 266(1-2): 276-82 (1997).

Kinetic and spectroscopic studies on alpha-cyclodextrin rotaxanes with pentacyano(cyanopyridinium)ferrate(II) stoppers.
Lyon, A.P., Macartney, D.H., Inorg. Chem. 36(4): 729-36 (1997).

Oxidation of hydrocarbons by [(phen)₂Mn(mu-O)₂Mn(phen)₂]³⁺ via hydrogen atom abstraction.
Wang, K., Mayer, J.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1470-1 (1997).

The expulsion of alkyl radicals from the methyliumylaminomethyl radical cation, [center dot] CH₂NH₂CH₃⁺, and related distonic ions.
Hammerum, S., Petersen, A.C., Solling, T.I., Vulpius, T., Zappey, H., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (2): 391-5 (1997).

Ion-by-ion measurements of backward secondary electron emission of carbon foils under the impact of MeV H⁺, H⁰, H^-, and H₂⁺ projectiles.
Billebaud, A., Fallavier, M., Kirsch, R., Poizat, J.C., Remillieux, J., Vidovic, Z., Phys. Rev. A: At., Mol., Opt. Phys. 55(2): 1124-8 (1997).

Multiphase Systems

Laser chemistry in suspensions: New products and unique reaction conditions for the carbon-steam reaction.
Chen, H.X., McGrath, T., Diebold, G.J., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 36(1-2): 163-6 (1997).

Cyano adduct-anions of [60]fullerene observed by electrospray mass spectrometry.
Khairallah, G., Peel, J.B., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 253-4 (1997).

A beta-amino-cyclodextrin monolayer-modified Au electrode: A command surface for the amperometric and microgravimetric transduction of optical signals recorded by a photoisomerizable bipyridinium-azobenzene diad.
Lahav, M., Ranjit, K.T., Katz, E., Willner, I., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (3): 259-60 (1997).

Exciton dynamics in an aromatic diamine at the interface with 8-hydroxyquinoline aluminum.
Kalinowski, J., Giro, G., DiMarco, P., Camaioni, N., Fattori, V., Chem. Phys. Lett. 265(6): 607-13 (1997).

New insight into the optical properties of thin organic films by epitaxial preparation.
Gebauer, W., Bassler, M., Fink, R., Sokolowski, M., Umbach, E., Chem. Phys. Lett. 266(1-2): 177-83 (1997).

Kinetics of some electron-transfer reactions of iron(III)-2,2'-bipyridyl complex. Micellar effect of sodium dodecyl sulphate.
Rao, P.V.S., Rao, G.K., Ramakrishna, K., Rambabu, G., Satyanarayana, A., Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 29(3): 171-9 (1997).

Kinetics of photoinduced electron-transfer reactions within sol-gel silica glass doped with zinc cytochrome c. Study of electrostatic effects in confined liquids.
Shen, C.Y., Kostic, N.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1304-12 (1997).

Hybrid electrochemical/chemical synthesis of supported, luminescent semiconductor nanocrystallites with size selectivity: Copper(I)iodide.
Hsiao, G.S., Anderson, M.G., Gorer, S., Harris, D., Penner, R.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1439-48 (1997).

Photochemistry of adsorbed molecules .16. Photolysis of HX (X=Cl, Br, I) adsorbed on LiF(001), by Rydberg-atom time-of-flight spectroscopy.
Giorgi, J.B., Kuhnemuth, R., Polanyi, J.C., Wang, J.X., J. Chem. Phys. 106(8): 3129-34 (1997).

Femtosecond investigation of charge carrier dynamics in CdSe nanocluster films.
Ai, X.C., Jin, R., Ge, C.B., Wang, J.J., Zou, Y.H., Zhou, X.W., Xiao, X.R., J. Chem. Phys. 106(8): 3387-92 (1997).

Visible-light induced photofixation of carbon dioxide into aromatic ketones and benzyl halides catalysed by CdS nanocrystallites.
Fujiwara, H., Kanemoto, M., Ankyu, H., Murakoshi, K., Wada, Y., Yanagida, S., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 (2): 317-21 (1997).

Photophysics of disulphonated aluminium phthalocyanine in reverse micelles of aerosol OT.
Foley, M.S.C., Beeby, A., Parker, A.W., Bishop, S.M., Phillips, D., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 38(1): 18-24 (1997).

Spectral properties of 3,3'-diethyloxadicarbocyanine included in phospholipid liposomes.
Sidorowicz, A., Pola, A., Dobryszycki, P., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 38(1): 94-7 (1997).

Polymers

Optical transient bleaching and induced absorption of surface-modified copper sulfide nanocrystals.
Yumashev, K.V., Prokoshin, P.V., Malyarevich, A.M., Mikhailov, V.P., Artemyev, M.V., Gurin, V.S., Appl. Phys. B: Lasers Opt. 64(1): 73-8 (1997).

Intramolecular complex formation and triplet energy transfer in polynorbornenes incorporating benzophenone.
Fossum, R.D., Fox, M.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1197-207 (1997).

Electron beam curing of methacrylated gelatin .1. Dependence of the degree of crosslinking on the irradiation dose.
Scherzer, T., Beckert, A., Langguth, H., Rummel, S., Mehnert, R., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 63(10): 1303-12 (1997).

[gamma]-Ray polymerization of lyotropic solutions of cellulose derivatives under retention of the macroscopic order.
Hohn, W., Tieke, B., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 198(3): 703-16 (1997).

Polymerization of cyclic monomers. 3. Synthesis, radical and cationic polymerization of bicyclic 2-methylene-1,3-dioxepanes.
Moszner, N., Voelkel, T., Rheinberger, V., Klemm, E., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 198(3): 749-62 (1997).

Difference in propagation rate constants between photo- and thermal-initiated polymerization of styrene - effects of light irradiation.
Kamachi, M., Kajiwara, A., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 198(3): 787-96 (1997).

Ultraviolet-emitting, alkoxy-functionalized poly(M-phenylene).
Reddinger, J.L., Reynolds, J.R., Macromolecules 30(3): 479-81 (1997).

Water-soluble nanospheres of poly(2-cinnamoylethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(Acrylic acid).
Henselwood, F., Liu, G.J., Macromolecules 30(3): 488-93 (1997).

Tunable redox and optical properties using transition metal-complexed polythiophenes.
Reddinger, J.L., Reynolds, J.R., Macromolecules 30(3): 673-5 (1997).

Reactions of the ''stable'' nitroxide radical TEMPO. Relevance to ''living'' free radical polymerizations and autopolymerization of styrene.
Connolly, T.J., Scaiano, J.C., Tetrahedron Lett. 38(7): 1133-6 (1997).

Biological and Medical Aspects

Superoxide scavenging activity of erythromycin-iron complex.
Muranaka, H., Suga, M., Sato, K., Nakagawa, K., Akaike, T., Okamoto, T., Maeda, H., Ando, M., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 232(1): 183-7 (1997).

Functions of conserved trytophan residues of the core light-harvesting complex of Rhodobacter sphaeroides.
Sturgis, J.N., Olsen, J.D., Robert, B., Hunter, C.N., Biochemistry 36(10): 2772-8 (1997).

Specific mutation near the primary donor in Photosystem I from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii alters the trapping time and spectroscopic properties of P₇₀₀.
Melkozernov, A.N., Su, H., Lin, S., Bingham, S., Webber, A.N., Blankenship, R.E., Biochemistry 36(10): 2898-907 (1997).

Influence of Asn/His L166 on the hydrogen-bonding pattern and redox potential of the primary donor of purple bacterial reaction centers.
Ivancich, A., Mattioli, T.A., Biochemistry 36(10): 3027-36 (1997).

Temperature-dependent behavior of bacteriochlorophyll and bacteriopheophytin in the photosynthetic reaction center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides.
Ivancich, A., Lutz, M., Mattioli, T.A., Biochemistry 36(11): 3242-53 (1997).

Different manganese binding sites in Photosystem II probed by selective chemical modification of histidyl and carboxylic acid residues.
Magnuson, A., Andreasson, L.-E., Biochemistry 36(11): 3254-61 (1997).

Influence of histone acetylation on the modification of cytoplasmic and nuclear proteins by ADP-ribosylation in response to free radicals.
Boehm, L., Schneeweiss, F.A., Sharan, R.N., Feinendegen, L.E., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1334(2-3): 149-54 (1997).

Sensitization of skin fibroblasts to UVA by excess iron.
Morliere, P., Salmon, S., Aubailly, M., Risler, A., Santus, R., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1334(2-3): 283-90 (1997).

Can energy transfer be an indicator for DNA intercalation?
Hyun, K.-M., Choi, S.-D., Lee, S., Kim, S.K., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1334(2-3): 312-6 (1997).

Mechanisms of stabilizing nucleosome structure. Study of dissociation of histone octamer from DNA.
Khrapunov, S.N., Dragan, A.I., Sivolob, A.V., Zagariya, A.M., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1351(1-2): 213-22 (1997).

Cloning and expression of the rubredoxin gene from Desulfovibrio vulgaris (Miyazaki F) - comparison of the primary structure of desulfoferrodoxin.
Kitamura, M., Koshino, Y., Kamikawa, Y., Kohno, K., Kojima, S., Miura, K.-I., Sagara, T., Akutsu, H., Kumagai, I., Nakaya, T., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1351(1-2): 239-47 (1997).

Picosecond fluorescence spectroscopy of the purple membrane of Halobacterium halobium in alkaline suspension.
Kamiya, N., Ishikawa, M., Kasahara, K., Kaneko, M., Yamamoto, N., Ohtani, H., Chem. Phys. Lett. 265(6): 595-9 (1997).

Comparison of the effect of ethylene oxide and gamma-irradiation on selected tyrosine-derived polycarbonates and poly(L-lactic acid).
Hooper, K.A., Cox, J.D., Kohn, J., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 63(11): 1499-510 (1997).

Radiolytic reduction of methane monooxygenase dinuclear iron cluster at 77 K.
Davydov, A., Davydov, R., Graslund, A., Lipscomb, J.D., Andersson, K.K., J. Biol. Chem. 272(11): 7022-6 (1997).

Excited triplet state photophysics of the sulphonated aluminium phthalocyanines bound to human serum albumin.
Foley, M.S.C., Beeby, A., Parker, A.W., Bishop, S.M., Phillips, D., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 38(1): 10-7 (1997).

In vitro photo-activation of newly synthesized chlorin derivatives with red-light-emitting diodes.
Colasanti, A., Kisslinger, A., Kusch, D., Liuzzi, R., Mastrocinque, M., Montforts, F.-P., Quarto, M., Riccio, P., Roberti, G., Villani, F., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 38(1): 54-60 (1997).

Quantum yields of adenine photodimerization in poly(deoxyadenylic acid) and DNA.
Clingen, P.H., Davies, R.J.H., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 38(1): 81-7 (1997).

Magnesium chelatase of Hordeum vulgare L. is not activated by light but inhibited by pheophorbide.
Poepperl, G., Oster, U., Blos, I., Ruediger, W., Z. Naturforsch., C: Biosci. 52C(3-4): 144-52 (1997).

Independently acting oxygen-forming complexes of Photosystem II in cyanobacteria. A study in the filamentous cyanobacterium Oscillatoria chalybea.
Spiegel, S., Burda, K., Bader, K.P., Schmid, G.H., Z. Naturforsch., C: Biosci. 52C(3-4): 169-74 (1997).

Cyclic electron flow around Photosystem II as examined by photosynthetic oxygen evolution induced by short light flashes.
Gruszecki, W.I., Strzalka, K., Radunz, A., Schmid, G.H., Z. Naturforsch., C: Biosci. 52C(3-4): 175-9 (1997).

Theoretical Studies

Frenkel exciton states in microcrystallites.
Takeshima, M., Matsui, A.H., Chem. Phys. Lett. 266(1-2): 135-8 (1997).

Transient effects can change identifiability criteria for complex excited-state processes.
Molski, A., Boens, N., Ameloot, M., Chem. Phys. Lett. 266(1-2): 139-44 (1997).

Combining quantum mechanical reaction pathways with force field lattice interactions to model a solid-state phototransformation.
Keating, A.E., Shin, S.H., Houk, K.N., GarciaGaribay, M.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119(6): 1474-5 (1997).

Long-time behavior of the diffusion-controlled A+B->0 reaction with hopping energy relaxation.
Baranovskii, S.D., Hensel, F., Golub, J.E., Thomas, P., J. Chem. Phys. 106(8): 3157-8 (1997).

Nonadiabatic transition and energy relaxation dynamics in the photoisomerization of s-trans butadiene.
Ito, M., Ohmine, I., J. Chem. Phys. 106(8): 3159-73 (1997).

Model study of near-threshold photoionization of large molecules: The effect of vibrational relaxation.
Thoss, M., Domcke, W., J. Chem. Phys. 106(8): 3174-85 (1997).

A semi-empirical scheme for generalized valence bond calculations on water complexes.
Wang, Y.L., Gunn, J.R., J. Chem. Phys. 106(8): 3248-57 (1997).

Electronic energy transfer in DNA photolyase: a molecular orbital study.
Heelis, P.F., J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 38(1): 31-4 (1997).