title: Advances in flavin and flavoprotein optical spectroscopy.
abstract: Flavins and flavoproteins are versatile redox cofactors that can perform both one- and two-electron transfer. Because they are highly colored in all three oxidation states, optical spectroscopy has been exploited for decades to study these redox changes. This review summarizes the application of optical spectroscopies to flavins and flavoproteins since 1990. Special emphasis is placed on new techniques, such as Stark spectroscopy, as well as significant refinements in more well known techniques, such as resonance Raman spectroscopy and ultrafast spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. rstanley@nimbus.temple.edu
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stanley
mesh_terms: D004260:DNA Repair; D004255:Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase / Q000737:chemistry; D004583:Electrons; D005415:Flavins / Q000737:chemistry*; D005420:Flavoproteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D013053:Spectrophotometry / Q000379:methods*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005415:Flavins; D005420:Flavoproteins; D004255:Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase; D010100:Oxygen