Introduction EPR was the first spectroscopic method other than UV/visible spectroscopy to be applied systematically to investigations of the structure and functioning of metalloenzymes. The first such EPR studies of xanthine oxidase were reported in 1959 [l]. Since one reduced state of each of the four redox-active centres in the molecule is EPRactive, there is obviously considerable potential ...

Although the sensitivity and dynamic range of EPR are high, the precision of concentration measurements has often been low. Consequently, EPR spectroscopy has a reputation as a rather nonquantitative method. Interlaboratory comparisons of signal area measurements many years ago yielded very discouraging results (1). Since then there have been important improvements in instrumentation and useful...

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy may be applied to examine interactions of melanin with metal ions and drugs. In this work EPR method was used to examination of changes in free radical system of DOPA-melanin--the model eumelanin after complexing with diamagnetic cadmium(II) ions. Cadmium(II) may affect free radicals in melanin and drugs binding by this polymer, so the knowledg...

In the well known treatment of quantum teleportation, the receiver should convert the state of his EPR particle into the replica of the unknown quantum state by one of four possible unitary transformations. However, the importance of these unitary transformations must be emphasized. We will show in this paper that the receiver can not transform the state of his particle into an exact replica of...

In EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) spectroscopy, computer simulation and least-squares fitting are essential in extracting quantitative structural and dynamic parameters from experimental spectra.Without numerical methods, this extraction would be restricted to simple systems. This chapter summarizes simulation and fitting methods that have been proposed in the literature and implemented ...

BACKGROUND In the lower airways an association has been found between early phase reaction (EPR), late phase reaction (LPR), and bronchial hyperreactivity. However, this association has not been shown for the upper airways in nasal pollen challenge studies. A study was undertaken to determine whether the EPR, LPR, and nasal hyperreactivity are related in perennial allergic rhinitis. METHODS T...

In their well-known argument against the completeness of quantum theory, Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen (EPR) made use of a state that strictly correlates the positions and momenta of two particles. We prove the existence and uniqueness of the EPR state as a normalized, positive linear functional of the Weyl algebra for two degrees of freedom. We then show that the EPR state maximally violates B...

Fullerene C60 derivatives covalently linked to a nitroxide radical are studied by Time Resolved EPR. The interaction between radical and triplet or singlet excitation, localized on the fullerene moiety, gives rise to spin polarization of the radical EPR signal. The quartet state of the Radical Triplet Pair (RTP) is also observed by EPR. Electron transfer involving the excited fullerene triplet ...

BACKGROUND In 1989, the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) convened an expert panel to develop a report that would provide a general approach to the treatment of asthma. Expert Panel Report: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma, or EPR-1, was published in 1991 and was subsequently updated with 2 other reports, EPR-2 in 1997 and the EPR update in 2002. Adva...

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) is a well-known method for its sensitivity and accuracy in irradiated food detection. Our goal is to analyse the irradiated green coffee by EPR. Arabica beans and grounded coffee was electron beam irradiated up to 40 kGy. The EPR spectra and time dependence of signals were studied. Results were analysed with respect to find a possibility to identify irradia...