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Cover Picture: The Chemistry of Bioluminescence: An Analysis of Chemical Functionalities (ChemPhysChem 17/2011)
Author(s) -
Navizet Isabelle,
Liu YaJun,
Ferré Nicolas,
RocaSanjuán Daniel,
Lindh Roland
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201190085
Subject(s) - bioluminescence , cover (algebra) , chemistry , conjugated system , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , biochemistry , polymer , mechanical engineering , engineering
The chemical functionalities of the bioluminescence phenomenon have been rationalized in the last decades via systematic studies from small to large‐size molecular models, as reviewed by R. Lindh et al. on p. 3064 . Electron‐donating chemical groups conjugated to peroxo moieties are the molecular structures that intrinsically holds the optimal electronic properties for the process, whereas the surrounding enzymes mainly account for color‐tuning.