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Advances in Instrumentation for Detecting Low-Level Bioluminescence and Fluorescence Is Covered Inside the Report 'Photoproteins in Bioanalysis'.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42133) has announced the addition of Photoproteins in Bioanalysis to their offering.

This handy reference summarizes modern advanced photoprotein detection techniques and their applications to bioanalytical tasks. It includes many practical examples of assays based on diverse photoproteins for in vivo in vivo /in vi·vo/ (ve´vo) [L.] within the living body.

in vi·vo
adj.
Within a living organism.



in vivo adv.
 imaging and binding assays, including high throughput methods.

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 provides fast and sensitive methods which overcome the disadvantages of radioactive labels and the high cost of fluorescent dyes. This reference work summarizes modern advanced techniques and their applications and includes practical examples of assays based on photoproteins. The book presents contemporary key topics like luminescent lu·mi·nes·cent  
adj.
Capable of, suitable for, or exhibiting luminescence.



[Latin lmen, l
 marine organisms, DNA probes, reporter gene assays and photoproteins, ratiometric sensing, use of photoproteins for in vivo functional imaging and luminescent proteins in binding assays, to name just a few, and is complemented by recent advances in instrumentation.

Contents Include:

Preface.

List of Contributors.

1 The Photoproteins (Osamu Shimomura).

2 Luminous Marine Organisms (Steven H.D. Haddock).

3 Beetle Luciferases: Colorful Lights on Biological Processes and Diseases (Vadim R. Viviani and Yoshihiro Ohmiya).

4 Split Luciferase luciferase
(loosif´rās´),
n an enzyme present in certain luminous organisms that act to bring about the oxidation of luciferins; energy produced in the
 Systems for Detecting Protein-Protein Interactions in Mammalian Cells Based on Protein Splicing Protein splicing is an intramolecular reaction of a particular protein in which an internal protein segment (called an intein) is removed from a precursor protein with a ligation of C-terminal and N-terminal external proteins (called exteins) on both sides.  and Protein Complementation Complementation (genetics)

The complementary action of different genetic factors. The term usually implies two homologous chromosomes or chromosome sets, each defective because of mutation and unable by itself to promote the normal development or metabolism of
 (Yoshio Umezawa).

5 Photoproteins in Nucleic Acid nucleic acid, any of a group of organic substances found in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that play a central role in the storage and replication of hereditary information and in the expression of this information through protein synthesis.  Analysis (Theodore K. Christopoulos, Penelope C. Ioannou, and Monique Verhaegen).

6 Bioluminescence bioluminescence (bī'ōl'mĭnĕs`əns), production of light by living organisms.  Resonance Energy Transfer in Bioanalysis (Suresh Shrestha and Sapna K. Deo).

7 Photoproteins as in Vivo Indicators of Biological Function (Rajesh Shinde, Hui Zhao, and Christopher H. Contag).

8 Photoproteins as Reporters in Whole-cell Sensing (Jessika Feliciano, Patrizia Pasini, Sapna K. Deo, and Sylvia Daunert).

9 Luminescent Proteins in Binding Assays (Aldo Roda, Massimo Guardigli, Elisa Michelini, Mara Mirasoli, and Patrizia Pasini).

10 Luminescent Proteins: Applications in Microfluidics and Miniaturized Analytical Systems (Emre Dikici, Laura Rowe, Elizabeth A. Moschou, Anna Rothert, Sapna K. Deo, and Sylvia Daunert).

11 Advances in Instrumentation for Detecting Low-level Bioluminescence and Fluorescence (Eric Karplus).

12 Photoproteins and Instrumentation: Their Availability and Applications in Bioanalysis (Leslie Doleman, Stephanie Bachas-Daunert, Logan Davies, Sapna K. Deo, and Sylvia Daunert).

Aequorin ae·quor·in  
n.
A protein secreted by certain jellyfish that interacts with seawater to produce bioluminescent light.



[New Latin Aequorea, jellyfish genus (from Latin aequoreus,
.

Obelin.

Luciferases.

Aequorea and Anthozoa Fluorescent Proteins.

Coelenteraziness.

Luminometers.

Fluorometers.

Portable Luminometers.

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