Photochemistry and photophysics
Tailoring Schiff Bases Photoswitching
Dynamics reveals how to design chemical substitutions to control proton transfer efficiency.
Excited state proton transfer
Excited-State Proton Transfer Can Tune the Color of Protein Fluorescent Markers
Excited-state proton transfer may give rise to new diagnostic tools to follow the clinical evolution of cancer patients.
Excited state proton transfer Quantum chemistry
Stepwise Proton Transfer Is Not Possible in 7-Azaindole Dimer
Topographical analysis of the dimer’s excited state shows that internal conversion after first proton transfer blocks the stepwise process.
Photobiology
Photostablity of Peptide Bonds
Simulations and experiments show that hydrogen bonds play an important role for the stability of peptide bonds against UV radiation. (more…)
