Biomedical EPR - Part A: Free Radicals, Metals, Medicine and Physiology

Biomedical EPR – Part A focuses on applications of EPR spectroscopy in the areas of free radicals, metals, medicine, and physiology. The book celebrates the 70^th birthday of Prof. James S. Hyde, Medical College of Wisconsin, and his contributions to this field. Chapters are written to provide introductory material for new-comers to the field which lead into up-to-date reviews that provide perspective on the wide range of questions that can be addressed by EPR.

Key Features:
Free Radicals in Medicine

Radicals in vivo and in Model Systems, and their Study by Spin Trapping

In vivo EPR, including Oximetry and Imaging

Time Domain EPR at Radio Frequencies

EPR of Copper Complexes: Motion and Frequency Dependence

Time Domain EPR and Electron Spin Echo Envelope Modulation

An Incomplete History of Jim Hyde and the EPR Center at MCW.- Free Radicals and Medicine.- Superoxide Generation from Nitric Oxide Synthase.- In Vivo Spin Trapping of Free Radical Metabolites of Drugs and Toxic Chemicals Utilizing Ex Vivo Detection.- Post Processing Strategies in EPR Spin-Trapping Studies.- Biophysical Studies of Melanin.- Application of Spin Labels To Membrane Bioenergetics.- EPR Spectroscopy of Function In Vivo.- EPR Oximetry in Biological and Model Samples.- In vivo EPR Imaging.- Time-Domain Radio Frequency EPR Imaging.- Copper Biomolecules in Solution.- Low Frequency EPR of Cu2+ in Proteins.- Electron Spin-Echo Envelope Modulation Studies Of 14N In Biological Systems.

Prof. Sandra S. Eaton is John Evans Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Denver. Her research interests include distance measurements in proteins, EPR of metal ions in biological systems, electron spin relaxation times, and EPR instrumentation. The Eatons co-organize an annual EPR Symposium in Denver.

Prof. Gareth R. Eaton is John Evans Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Denver. His research interests include EPR instrumentation, distance measurements in proteins, EPR of metal ions in biological systems, and electron spin relaxation times.

Dr. Lawrence J. Berliner is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Denver after retiring from Ohio State University, where he spent a 32-year career in the area of biological magnetic resonance (EPR and NMR). He is the Series Editor for Biological Magnetic Resonance, which he launched in 1979.