title: [Sensitivity and functional characteristics of modern chemoluminescence meters].
abstract: The paper describes the following quantum phenomenon discovered by B. N. Tarusov, A. I. Zhuravlev and A. I. Polivoda in 1961: spontaneous endogenous biochemiluminescence of animal tissues and cells in the spectral range of 320-1100 nm. It initiated studies of the role of electron-excited states and quanta in metabolism, i.e. it started the development of quantum biology of animal organisms. Intensity of this ultra-weak luminescence is determined and its classification is presented according to sensitivity towards fixation ability: a) ultra-weak 10-10(2) quanta/sec (spontaneous luminescence of blood plasma and serum, mitochondria suspension at 37 degrees C); b) ultra-weak 10(2)-10(3) quanta/sec (spontaneous luminescence of lipids and urea at 37 degrees C); weak 10(5)-10(6) quanta/sec (luminol-dependent luminescence of the blood immunocompetent cells, initiated by peroxides and luminescence catalysts in serum, plasma, lipids, suspension of organelles; d) 10(6) quanta/sec and higher (fixed by the eye or photoelement luminescence of glow worms, bacteria or ATP-triggered luciferin-luciferase reactions).
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Zhuravlev
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Asonov
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry; D049449:Luminescence; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000737:chemistry; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013696:Temperature; D014508:Urea / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D014508:Urea
vernacular_title: Chuvstvitel'nost' i rabochie kharkteristiki sovremennykh khemiliuminometrov.