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Gas Absorber
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2023
Source: Michael G. Benton and Kerry M. Dooley, Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Gas absorbers are used to remove contaminants from gas streams. Multiple designs are used to accomplish this objective1. A packed bed column uses gas and liquid streams running counter to each other in a column packed with loose packing materials, such as ceramics, metals, and plastics, or structured packing1. The packed bed uses surface area created by the packing to...
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NADH Fluorescence Imaging of Isolated Biventricular Working Rabbit Hearts
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2012
The objective is to monitor the mitochondrial redox state of isolated hearts within the context of physiologic preload and afterload pressures. A biventricular working rabbit heart model is presented. High spatiotemporal resolution fluorescence imaging of NADH is used to monitor the mitochondrial redox state of epicardial tissue.
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Detection of Microregional Hypoxia in Mouse Cerebral Cortex by Two-photon Imaging of Endogenous NADH Fluorescence
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2012
Here we describe a method to directly visualize microregional tissue hypoxia in the mouse cortex in vivo. It is based on concurrent two-photon imaging of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and the cortical microcirculation. This method is useful for high resolution analysis of tissue oxygen supply.
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Simulation, Fabrication and Characterization of THz Metamaterial Absorbers
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2012
This protocol outlines the simulation, fabrication and characterization of THz metamaterial absorbers. Such absorbers, when coupled with an appropriate sensor, have applications in THz imaging and spectroscopy.
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Role of Reduced Coenzymes NADH and FADH₂
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2025
The energy released from the breakdown of the chemical bonds within nutrients can be stored either through the reduction of electron carriers or in the bonds of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). In living systems, a small class of compounds functions as mobile electron carriers, molecules that bind to and shuttle high-energy electrons between compounds in pathways. The principal electron carriers that will be considered originate from the B vitamin group and are derivatives of nucleotides; they are...
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The analytical distinction comes from their different ultraviolet absorption properties. Reduced NADH produces a strong signal near 340 nm, while oxidized NAD+ contributes much less absorbance at that wavelength. As a reaction shifts between these two forms, the measured signal changes in a direction that reflects the underlying redox transformation, allowing the coenzyme state to be followed selectively.
An increase in absorbance near 340 nm indicates that the amount of reduced NADH has risen, whereas a decrease indicates NADH consumption or conversion toward NAD+. This relationship lets researchers connect the optical signal with reaction direction. Monitoring the change over time can therefore reveal whether a biochemical process generates or uses reducing equivalents.
Because the signal can be recorded repeatedly while a reaction proceeds, its time-dependent change provides a quantitative view of reaction progress. The resulting absorbance pattern can be used to examine enzyme activity and reaction kinetics without stopping the process for every measurement. This real-time approach is especially informative when NADH production or consumption accompanies the reaction.
A spectrophotometer measures the reaction mixture at approximately 340 nm, where NADH has strong ultraviolet absorbance. Researchers follow the absorbance as the biochemical reaction proceeds and compare changes in the signal with NADH production or consumption. The instrument-based readout supports continuous monitoring of enzyme activity, redox transformations, and other reactions linked to this coenzyme.
The measurement supports studies of metabolism, dehydrogenase function, and energy-related pathways. In these contexts, NADH serves as an optical indicator of changes associated with electron transfer and redox chemistry. Tracking its absorbance helps connect molecular coenzyme changes with broader biochemical activity, making the technique relevant to investigations of how reactions proceed within metabolic systems.
Dehydrogenase reactions can be examined by following absorbance changes that accompany NADH production or consumption. A changing signal provides a quantitative readout of the reaction as it progresses, which helps assess enzyme activity and characterize reaction kinetics. This application links spectrophotometric measurements to the study of enzymes that participate in biological redox transformations.