{"product_id":"resonance-energy-transfer-9780471987321","title":"Resonance Energy Transfer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResonance Energy Transfer  The resonance transfer of energy between molecules, or between sites within a large molecule, plays a central role in many areas of modern chemistry and physics. In biophysics, for example, this process defines the migration of excitation energy within photosynthetic systems (commonly the Frster mechanism).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Resonance energy transfer in proteins; introduction; some basic considerations; a short history of FRET determinations; the components of the Foorster equation; quantum yield; determining spectral overlap; steady state or time-resolved measurements?; resonance energy transfer using intrinsic amino acids; homotransfer between intrinsic probes; heterotransfer; the range of distances determined by resonance energy transfer; precise location of resonance energy transfer probes; properties of probes; labeling specific residues in proteins; resonance energy transfer experiments using lanthanide ions; measurements in radially symmetrical systems; comparison with crystallographic distances; using resonance energy transfer to constrain molecular models; resonance energy transfer with single fluorophores: new wave experiments; intramolecular energy transfer in proteins bound to membranes; green fluorescent protein; resonance energy transfer and biosensors: a new and promising technique; shortcomings; the future of FRET; summary; dedication; acknowledgements; references.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Unified theory and radiative and raditionless energy transfer; introduction; background; the basis of the unified theory; spectral features; refraction and dissipation; dynamics of energy transfer between a pair of molecules in a dielectric medium; conclusion; appendix A: Heitler-MA method for analysis of the transition operator;\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: modified approach to the transition operator; references.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Dynamics of radiative transport; introduction; overview of atomic and molecular radiative transport; the Holstein-Biberman equation; multiple scattering representation; stochastic approach; combined radiative and nonradiative transport; conclusion; appendix A: probablitity of emission of a photon between t + dt for an nth generation molecule; appendix B: depolarization factor for radiative transferaccording to classical electrodynamics; references.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Orientational aspects in pair energy transfer; introduction;\u003cbr\u003e Kappa-squared and probability, Kappa-squared and anisotropy; notes on the effects of order and motion; acknowledgements; references.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Polarization in molecular complexes with incoherent energy transfer; introduction; interaction of light with single molecules or chromophores; bichromophore molecular complexes; trichromophore complexes; multichromophore complexes with C3 symmetry; conclusion; appendix A; appendix B; appendix C; appendix D; references.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Theory of coupling in multichromophoric systems; introduction; reactant and product states: LMO model; the origin of coupling matrix elements; paradigmatic results; coulombic coupling; superexchange; interpretation of steady state spectra; calculation of couplings; acknowledgements; references.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Exciton annihilation in molecular aggregates; introduction; theory; applications; discussion; acknowledgements; references.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. Energy transfer and localization: applications to photosynthetic systems; introduction; optical properties of dimers and aggregates; energy and localization in antenna complexes and reaction centers; acknowledgements; references.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9.Excitation energy transfer in photosynthesis; introduction; the structure of light-harvesting complexes; the mechanism of energy transfer and trapping in photosynthesis; dynamics of excitation energy transfer; conclusions; acknowledgements; references.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. The Fenna-Matthews-Olson protein: a strongly coupled photosynthetic antenna; introduction; steady state spectroscopy;\u003cbr\u003e FMO exciton simulations;\u003cbr\u003e FMO primary processes; epilog and future prospects; acknowledgements; references.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11. Use of a Monte carlo method in the problem of energy migration in molecular complexes; introduction; an illustration of Monte Carlo calculations in the problem of fluorescence decay; energy transfer in CME: major algorithm; applications of monte Carlo simulations; conclusion; acknowledgements; references.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515435540823,"sku":"9780471987321","price":356.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/resonance-energy-transfer-9780471987321","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}