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PPS Perspectives Archive
PPS Perspectives are commissioned by the Editorial Board, and are intended to be high profile articles of interest to a broad spectrum of research workers within the areas of photochemistry and photobiology. Here are the Perspective articles that have been published in previous years.
Time-resolved methods in biophysics. 3. Fluorescence lifetime correlation spectroscopy
Ingo Gregor and Jörg Enderlein, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2007, 6, 13
DOI: 10.1039/b610310c
Proton translocation by the cytochrome bc1 complexes of phototrophic bacteria: introducing the activated Q-cycle
Armen Y. Mulkidjanian, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2007, 6, 19
DOI: 10.1039/b517522d
Redox compounds influence on the NAD(P)H:FMN–oxidoreductase–luciferase bioluminescent system
E. V. Vetrova, N. S. Kudryasheva and V. A. Kratasyuk, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2007, 6, 35
DOI: 10.1039/b608152e
Time-resolved methods in Biophysics. 1. A novel pump and probe surface-enhanced resonance Raman approach for studying biological photoreceptors
Hendrik Naumann, Johann P. Klare, Martin Engelhard, Peter Hildebrandt and Daniel H. Murgida, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 1103
DOI: 10.1039/b607807a
Time-resolved methods in Biophysics. 2. Monitoring haem proteins at work with nanosecond laser flash photolysis
Stefania Abbruzzetti, Stefano Bruno, Serena Faggiano, Elena Grandi, Andrea Mozzarelli and Cristiano Viappiani, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 1109
DOI: 10.1039/b610236k
Photoinduced charge and energy transfer involving fullerene derivatives
R. Koeppe and N. S. Sariciftci, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 1122
DOI: 10.1039/b612933c
Proton transfer in the photoreceptors phytochrome and photoactive yellow protein
Berthold Borucki, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 553
DOI: 10.1039/b603846h
Structural and energetic determinants of primary proton transfer in bacteriorhodopsin
Ana-Nicoleta Bondar, Jeremy C. Smith and Stefan Fischer, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 547
DOI: 10.1039/b516451f
Bacteriorhodopsin-like proteins of eubacteria and fungi: the extent of conservation of the haloarchaeal proton-pumping mechanism
Leonid S. Brown and Kwang-Hwan Jung, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 538
DOI: 10.1039/b514537f
The dynamics of proton transfer between adjacent sites
M. Gutman, E. Nachliel and R. Friedman, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 531
DOI: 10.1039/b515887g
Sunscreens with an absorption maximum of 
360 nm provide optimal protection against UVA1-induced expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1, interleukin-1, and interleukin-6 in human dermal fibroblasts
Gabriele Vielhaber, Susanne Grether-Beck, Oskar Koch, William Johncock and Jean Krutmann, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 275
DOI: 10.1039/b516702g
Chemoprevention of photocarcinogenesis by selected dietary botanicals
Manjeshwar S. Baliga and Santosh K. Katiyar, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 243
DOI: 10.1039/b505311k
Lycopene-rich products and dietary photoprotection
Wilhelm Stahl, Ulrike Heinrich, Olivier Aust, Hagen Tronnier and Helmut Sies, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 238
DOI: 10.1039/b505312a
Endogenous UVA-photosensitizers: mediators of skin photodamage and novel targets for skin photoprotection
Georg T. Wondrak, Myron K. Jacobson and Elaine L. Jacobson, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 215
DOI: 10.1039/b504573h
Cellular aspects of photocarcinogenesis
Chikako Nishigori, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 208
DOI: 10.1039/b507471a
Pathways involved in sunburn cell formation: deregulation in skin cancer
Sofie Claerhout, An Van Laethem, Patrizia Agostinis and Marjan Garmyn, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 199
DOI: 10.1039/b504970a
Repair of mitochondrial DNA in aging and carcinogenesis
Mark Berneburg, York Kamenisch and Jean Krutmann, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 190
DOI: 10.1039/b507380d
Pathophysiology of photoaging of human skin: focus on neutrophils
Feiko Rijken, Rebecca C. M. Kiekens, Edwin van den Worm, Peter L. Lee, Huib van Weelden and Piet L. B. Bruijnzeel, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 184
DOI: 10.1039/b502522b
Mast cells in photodamaged skin: what is their role in skin cancer?
Michele A. Grimbaldeston, John J. Finlay-Jones and Prue H. Hart, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 177
DOI: 10.1039/b504344a
Photodamage to the cutaneous sensory nerves: role in photoaging and carcinogenesis of the skin?
Franz J. Legat and Peter Wolf, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 170
DOI: 10.1039/b508856a
About photo-damage of human hair
A. C. S. Nogueira, L. E. Dicelio and I. Joekes, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 165
DOI: 10.1039/b504574f
Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: Progress report, 2005
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 13
DOI: 10.1039/b515670j
Inactivation of photosynthetic electron flow during desiccation of desert biological sand crusts and Microcoleus sp.-enriched isolates
Itzhak Ohad, Reinat Nevo, Vlad Brumfeld, Ziv Reich, Tom Tsur, Michael Yair and Aaron Kaplan, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 977
DOI: 10.1039/b506300k
New vectors and marker excision systems mark progress in engineering the plastid genome of higher plants
Pal Maliga, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 971
DOI: 10.1039/b514699m
Photosynthesis: a blueprint for solar energy capture and biohydrogen production technologies
Olaf Kruse, Jens Rupprecht, Jan H. Mussgnug, G. Charles Dismukes and Ben Hankamer, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 957
DOI: 10.1039/b506923h
Too much light? How 
-carotene protects the photosystem II reaction centre
Alison Telfer, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 950
DOI: 10.1039/b507888c
The mechanism of photosynthetic water splitting
James P. McEvoy, Jose A. Gascon, Victor S. Batista and Gary W. Brudvig, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 940
DOI: 10.1039/b506755c
Tunneling in PSII
Christopher C. Moser, Christopher C. Page and P. Leslie Dutton, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 933
DOI: 10.1039/b507352a
Detection of reactive oxygen species in the skin of live mice and rats exposed to UVA light: a research review on chemiluminescence and trials for UVA protection
Hiromu Sakurai, Hiroyuki Yasui, Yumiko Yamada, Hitoshi Nishimura and Mariko Shigemoto, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 715
DOI: 10.1039/b417319h
DNA damage initiates photobiologic reactions in the skin
Takeshi Horio, Hiroko Miyauchi-Hashimoto and Hiroyuki Okamoto, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 709
DOI: 10.1039/b417759m
Ultraviolet B radiation-induced immunosuppression: molecular mechanisms and cellular alterations
Nicole Schade, Charlotte Esser and Jean Krutmann, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 699
DOI: 10.1039/b418378a
Photosensitizers and antioxidants: a way to new drugs?
Judit Jakus and Orsolya Farkas, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 694
DOI: 10.1039/b417254j
From primary photochemistry to biological function in the blue-light photoreceptors PYP and AppA
M. A. van der Horst, W. Laan, S. Yeremenko, A. Wende, P. Palm, D. Oesterhelt and K. J. Hellingwerf, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 688
DOI: 10.1039/b418442b
Phytochrome phosphorylation in plant light signaling
Jeong-Il Kim, Jeoung-Eun Park, Xristo Zarate and Pill-Soon Song, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 681
DOI: 10.1039/b417912a
Self-aggregates of natural and modified chlorophylls as photosynthetic light-harvesting antenna systems: substituent effect on the B-ring
Hitoshi Tamiaki, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 675
DOI: 10.1039/b416360e
Molecular properties of rod and cone visual pigments from purified chicken cone pigments to mouse rhodopsin in situ
Hiroo Imai, Shigeki Kuwayama, Akishi Onishi, Takefumi Morizumi, Osamu Chisaka and Yoshinori Shichida, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 667
DOI: 10.1039/b416731g
Strongly hydrogen-bonded water molecules in the Schiff base region of rhodopsins
Yuji Furutani, Mikihiro Shibata and Hideki Kandori, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 661
DOI: 10.1039/b416698a
Time-resolved fluorescence microscopy
Klaus Suhling, Paul M. W. French and David Phillips, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 13
DOI: 10.1039/b412924p
Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: Progress report, 2004
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2005, 4, 177
DOI: 10.1039/b418650h
Photodynamic therapy in oesophageal carcinoma: an overview
David Mitton and Roger Ackroyd, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2004, 3, 839
DOI: 10.1039/b311164b
Divergent mechanisms for the tuning of shortwave sensitive visual pigments in vertebrates
David M. Hunt, Jill A. Cowing, Susan E. Wilkie, Juliet W. L. Parry, Subathra Poopalasundaram and James K. Bowmaker, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2004, 3, 713
DOI: 10.1039/b314693f
Regulatory pathways in photodynamic therapy induced apoptosis
Patrizia Agostinis, Esther Buytaert, Hilde Breyssens and Nico Hendrickx, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2004, 3, 721
DOI: 10.1039/b315237e
Protein oxidation in plant mitochondria as a stress indicator
Ian M. Møller and Brian K. Kristensen, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2004, 3, 730
DOI: 10.1039/b315561g
Erythrocytes—the 
house elves
of photodynamic therapy
Dr. Lars Kaestner, Asta Juzeniene and Johan Moan, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2004, 3, 981
DOI: 10.1039/b403127j
Photoremovable protecting groups based on electron transfer chemistry
Daniel E. Falvey and Chitra Sundararajan, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2004, 3, 831
DOI: 10.1039/b406866a
Antibacterial photodynamic therapy in dermatology
Tim Maisch, Rolf-Markus Szeimies, Giulio Jori and Christoph Abels, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2004, 3, 907
DOI: 10.1039/b407622b
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