Photobiology, the Glossary
Photobiology is the scientific study of the beneficial and harmful interactions of light (technically, non-ionizing radiation) in living organisms.[1]
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39 relations: Adenosine triphosphate, American Society for Photobiology, Biological pigment, Bioluminescence, Carbohydrate, Carbon dioxide, Carotene, Chlorophyll, Chloroplast, Circadian rhythm, Ecological light pollution, Harold F. Blum, Ionizing radiation, Light, Light effects on circadian rhythm, Light therapy, Low-level laser therapy, Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, Non-ionizing radiation, Organism, Paul Bert, Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, Photochemistry, Photomorphogenesis, Photon, Photoperiodism, Photosynthesis, Photosynthetically active radiation, Photosystem, Redox, Scotobiology, Secondary metabolite, Skin cancer, Thomas Patrick Coohill, Thylakoid, Ultraviolet, Vascular plant, Visual system, Wavelength.
Adenosine triphosphate
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a nucleotide that provides energy to drive and support many processes in living cells, such as muscle contraction, nerve impulse propagation, and chemical synthesis.
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American Society for Photobiology
The American Society for Photobiology (ASP) is a scientific society for the promotion of research in photobiology, integration of different photobiology disciplines, dissemination of photobiology knowledge, and provides information on photobiological aspects of national and international issues.
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Biological pigment
Biological pigments, also known simply as pigments or biochromes, are substances produced by living organisms that have a color resulting from selective color absorption.
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Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms.
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Carbohydrate
A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) atoms, usually with a hydrogen–oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 (as in water) and thus with the empirical formula (where m may or may not be different from n), which does not mean the H has covalent bonds with O (for example with, H has a covalent bond with C but not with O).
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Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.
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Carotene
The term carotene (also carotin, from the Latin carota, "carrot") is used for many related unsaturated hydrocarbon substances having the formula C40Hx, which are synthesized by plants but in general cannot be made by animals (with the exception of some aphids and spider mites which acquired the synthesizing genes from fungi).
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll is any of several related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of algae and plants.
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Chloroplast
A chloroplast is a type of membrane-bound organelle known as a plastid that conducts photosynthesis mostly in plant and algal cells.
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Circadian rhythm
A circadian rhythm, or circadian cycle, is a natural oscillation that repeats roughly every 24 hours.
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Ecological light pollution
Ecological light pollution is the effect of artificial light on individual organisms and on the structure of ecosystems as a whole.
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Harold F. Blum
Harold Francis Blum (1899 - 1980) was a physiologist who explored the interaction of light and chemicals on cells, especially sunlight-induced skin cancer.
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Ionizing radiation
Ionizing radiation (US, ionising radiation in the UK), including nuclear radiation, consists of subatomic particles or electromagnetic waves that have sufficient energy to ionize atoms or molecules by detaching electrons from them.
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Light
Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye.
Light effects on circadian rhythm
Light effects on circadian rhythm are the response of circadian rhythms to light. Photobiology and light effects on circadian rhythm are light.
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Light therapy
Light therapy, also called phototherapy or bright light therapy is the exposure to direct sunlight or artificial light at controlled wavelengths in order to treat a variety of medical disorders, including seasonal affective disorder (SAD), circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, cancers, and skin wound infections. Photobiology and light therapy are light.
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Low-level laser therapy
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT), cold laser therapy, photobiomodulation (PBM) or red light therapy is a form of medicine that applies low-level (low-power) lasers or light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to the surface of the body.
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, abbreviated NADP or, in older notation, TPN (triphosphopyridine nucleotide), is a cofactor used in anabolic reactions, such as the Calvin cycle and lipid and nucleic acid syntheses, which require NADPH as a reducing agent ('hydrogen source').
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Non-ionizing radiation
Non-ionizing (or non-ionising) radiation refers to any type of electromagnetic radiation that does not carry enough energy per quantum (photon energy) to ionize atoms or molecules—that is, to completely remove an electron from an atom or molecule.
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Organism
An organism is defined in a medical dictionary as any living thing that functions as an individual.
Paul Bert
Paul Bert (17 October 1833 – 11 November 1886) was a French zoologist, physiologist and politician.
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Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all areas of photochemistry and photobiology.
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Photochemistry
Photochemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of light. Photobiology and Photochemistry are light.
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Photomorphogenesis
In developmental biology, photomorphogenesis is light-mediated development, where plant growth patterns respond to the light spectrum.
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Photon
A photon is an elementary particle that is a quantum of the electromagnetic field, including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force.
Photoperiodism
Photoperiod is the change of day length around the seasons.
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Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is a system of biological processes by which photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their metabolism.
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Photosynthetically active radiation
Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) designates the spectral range (wave band) of solar radiation from 400 to 700 nanometers that photosynthetic organisms are able to use in the process of photosynthesis.
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Photosystem
Photosystems are functional and structural units of protein complexes involved in photosynthesis.
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Redox
Redox (reduction–oxidation or oxidation–reduction) is a type of chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of the reactants change.
Scotobiology
Scotobiology is the study of biology as directly and specifically affected by darkness, as opposed to photobiology, which describes the biological effects of light. Photobiology and Scotobiology are Branches of biology.
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Secondary metabolites, also called specialised metabolites, toxins, secondary products, or natural products, are organic compounds produced by any lifeform, e.g. bacteria, fungi, animals, or plants, which are not directly involved in the normal growth, development, or reproduction of the organism.
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Skin cancer
Skin cancers are cancers that arise from the skin.
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Thomas Patrick Coohill
Thomas Patrick Coohill (born August 25, 1941) is considered one of the world's experts on the effects of light on living systems (Photobiology).
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Thylakoid
Thylakoids are membrane-bound compartments inside chloroplasts and cyanobacteria.
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Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays.
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Vascular plant
Vascular plants, also called tracheophytes or collectively tracheophyta, form a large group of land plants (accepted known species) that have lignified tissues (the xylem) for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant.
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Visual system
The visual system is the physiological basis of visual perception (the ability to detect and process light).
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Wavelength
In physics and mathematics, wavelength or spatial period of a wave or periodic function is the distance over which the wave's shape repeats.
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