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Mechanisms of the effect of xenobiotics on bacterial bioluminescence
Author(s) -
Kudryasheva N. S.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
luminescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1522-7243
pISSN - 1522-7235
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-7243(199907/08)14:4<199::aid-bio530>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - xenobiotic , bioluminescence , chemistry , redox , fluorescence , biophysics , environmental chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme , organic chemistry , biology , physics , quantum mechanics
The influence of xenobiotics on the bioluminescent enzyme system is considered in terms of molecular action on the primary physicochemical processes—energy, electron and hydrogen (e − + H + ) transduction. Dyes, non‐fluorescent chemically inert organic compounds, redox‐active organic compounds and metallic salts were investigated. The influence of the different xenobiotics depends in a complex way on physicochemical characteristics of the xenobiotic molecules (spectral‐luminescent characteristics, electron‐acceptation energy and redox potential). Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.