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Chemistry
Specialized Chemistry
Photochemistry
1. Introduction to Photochemistry
2. Fundamental Principles of Light and Matter
3. Molecular Electronic Structure
4. Light Absorption by Molecules
5. Photophysical Processes
6. Photochemical Reaction Types
7. Energy and Electron Transfer Processes
8. Photochemical Kinetics and Mechanisms
9. Experimental Methods in Photochemistry
10. Applications in Biological Systems
11. Environmental Photochemistry
12. Synthetic Applications
13. Materials Science Applications
14. Energy Applications
15. Medical and Therapeutic Applications
16. Advanced Topics and Future Directions
10.
Applications in Biological Systems
10.1.
Photosynthesis
10.1.1.
Light-Harvesting Complexes
10.1.1.1.
Chlorophyll Structure and Function
10.1.1.2.
Accessory Pigments
10.1.1.3.
Energy Transfer Mechanisms
10.1.2.
Photosystem I and II
10.1.2.1.
Structure and Function
10.1.2.2.
Electron Transport Chain
10.1.2.3.
Water Oxidation
10.1.3.
Carbon Fixation
10.1.3.1.
Calvin Cycle
10.1.3.2.
C4 and CAM Pathways
10.2.
Vision and Photobiology
10.2.1.
Visual Process
10.2.1.1.
Rhodopsin Structure
10.2.1.2.
Photoisomerization of Retinal
10.2.1.3.
Signal Transduction
10.2.2.
Circadian Rhythms
10.2.2.1.
Photoreceptors
10.2.2.2.
Molecular Clocks
10.2.3.
Photomorphogenesis in Plants
10.2.3.1.
Phytochromes
10.2.3.2.
Cryptochromes
10.2.3.3.
Phototropins
10.3.
DNA Photochemistry
10.3.1.
UV-Induced DNA Damage
10.3.1.1.
Thymine Dimer Formation
10.3.1.2.
6-4 Photoproducts
10.3.1.3.
DNA-Protein Cross-Links
10.3.2.
DNA Repair Mechanisms
10.3.2.1.
Photolyase Enzymes
10.3.2.2.
Nucleotide Excision Repair
10.3.2.3.
Base Excision Repair
10.4.
Vitamin D Photochemistry
10.4.1.
Photosynthesis in Skin
10.4.2.
Molecular Mechanisms
10.4.3.
Biological Functions
10.5.
Bioluminescence
10.5.1.
Luciferin-Luciferase Systems
10.5.2.
Mechanisms of Light Production
10.5.3.
Biological Functions
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