On Excitation of Biological Substances

On Excitation of Biological Substances

Contributor(s):
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Steele, Richard H.
Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert, 1893-1986
Publication:
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 15 June 1957
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Energy Metabolism
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
During the 1950s, Szent-Gyorgyi began exploring the physical properties of biological substances (a field he called bioenergetics, electronic biology, or sub-molecular biology). In this study, he and Richard Steele tested the optical properties (e.g., fluorescence) of the structural proteins in animal lenses, six different amino acids, in adenine and several of its derivatives, including adenosine triphosphate (ATP), DNA and RNA, and several other substances.
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Extent:
15 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584924X119 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
WGBBHR
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584924X119
Archival Collection:
The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Papers (Profiles in Science)