mechanism of the binding of lomefloxacin (lmf) with human serum albumin has been studied at physiological ph (7.4) using fluorescence spectroscopic technique. lmf is a third-generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic that exhibits striking potency against a broad spectrum of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria through inhibition of dna gyrase. lomefloxacin is a drug that is excreted in urine an...

The flow-injection analysis (FIA) method has long been used for the quantitative determination of b-glucans. FIA makes use of the enhanced fluorescence produced when b-glucan forms complexes with Calcofluor. For successful application of this analysis method, the lowest molecular weight (MW) in the sample has to be higher than a critical MW below which the fluorescence intensity of the complex ...

PURPOSE Gene transduction using adenoviral vectors is an important research tool. To assess and optimize this technique for glaucoma research, we characterized green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression in the mouse eye after intraocular injection of adenoviral vector encoding GFP (Ad5.CMV-GFP) and evaluated the effect of anti-CD40L antibody administration on GFP expression. METHODS Mice were...

The enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) is efficiently encapsulated in silica nanoparticle by multiple covalent bonds. The silica encapsulation greatly increases EGFP's fluorescence intensity and stabilities against protease, denaturant and heat, making it a potential fluorescence probe for cellular imaging.

The photochemical behaviors of a series of 9-phenanthreneacetamide (PA) derivatives were investigated using UV, fluorescence, and (1)H-NMR spectroscopy in acetonitrile solutions. To apply the electron transfer (ET) action of PA as a detecting moiety of chemosensors, 4'-(9-phenanthreneacetamido)-benzo-15-crown-5 (1) and 3'-methyl-4'-(9-phenanthreneacetamido)-benzo-15-crown-5 (2) were synthesized...

     A simple, rapid, selective and highly sensitive fluorimetric method for determination of two catecholamines, i.e. norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (EP), in serum samples was developed. The method is based on the fluorescence sensitization of terbium (Tb3+) by complexation with both catecholamines in the presence of lanthanum (La3+), as a co-cation, and in a Na...

Steady-state fluorence imaging and time-resolved fluorescence imaging are two important areas in fluorescence imaging research. Fluorescence lifetime imaging is an absolute measurement method which is independent of excitation laser intensity, fluorophore concentration, and photobleaching compared to fluorescence intensity imaging techniques. Time-gated fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy ...

Fluorescence-intensity enhancement of dye molecules was investigated using silicon submicron particles as a function of the particle size. Silicon particles with a size of 500 nm gave an enhancement factor up to 180. Measurement of scattering spectra revealed that the localized electric field at the particle enhances the fluorescence intensity.