2022

• El-Agamey, Ali; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi; El-Hagrasy, Maha A.; Ohkubo, Kei; Fukuzumi, Shunichi. (2022) Laser flash photolytic generation of radical ions of carotenoids in organic solvents. Studies of their subsequent fates, including formation of stable carotenoid sigma dimer radical anion (CAR)<inf>2</inf>^[rad]–. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. volum 425.
  Academic article
• Gederaas, Odrun Arna; Sørensen, Andreas; Lindgren, Mikael; Melø, Thor Bernt; Altin, Dag; Flatby, Ellen M. Samdahl; Høgset, Anders; Hoff, Bård Helge. (2022) Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of a novel thienopyrimidine with phototoxicity towards rat glioma F98 cells. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. volum 10.
  Academic article

2020

• Callaghan, Susan; Vindstad, Benedikte Emilie; Flanagan, Keith J.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Lindgren, Mikael; Grendstad, Kristin; Gederaas, Odrun Arna; Senge, Mathias O.. (2020) Structural, photophysical, and photobiological studies on BODIPY‐anthracene dyads. ChemPhotoChem.
  Academic article
• El-Agamey, Ali; Melø, Thor Bernt; El-Hagrasy, Maha A.; Partali, Vassilia; Fukuzumi, Shunichi. (2020) Carotenoid radical ions: A laser flash photolysis study. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology. volum 212.
  Academic article
• Radotic, Ksenija; Melø, Thor Bernt. (2020) Using optical fibers to measure absorption in intact conifer leaves, relative numbers of chloroplasts, and pigment content. Journal of biological physics (Print). volum 46 (1).
  Academic article

2019

• Røkke, Gunvor Bjerkelund; Melø, Thor Bernt; Mühlroth, Alice; Vadstein, Olav; Bones, Atle M.; Hohmann-Marriott, Martin Frank. (2019) Unique photosynthetic electron transport tuning and excitation distribution in heterokont algae. PLOS ONE. volum 14 (1).
  Academic article

2017

• El-Agamey, Ali; Melø, Thor Bernt; Sliwka, Hans-Richard. (2017) Exploring the reactivity of retinol radical cation toward organic and biological molecules: A laser flash photolysis study. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology. volum 170.
  Academic article
• Kvittingen, Eivind; Kvittingen, Lise; Melø, Thor Bernt; Sjursnes, Birte Johanne; Verley, Richard. (2017) Demonstrating basic properties of spectroscopy using a self-constructed combined fluorimeter and UV-Photometer. Journal of Chemical Education. volum 94 (10).
  Academic article
• Røkke, Gunvor; Melø, Thor Bernt; Hohmann-Marriott, Martin Frank. (2017) The plastoquinone pool of Nannochloropsis oceanica is not completely reduced during bright light pulses. PLOS ONE. volum 12 (4).
  Academic article

2016

• Bassett, David; Håti, Armend Gazmeno; Melø, Thor Bernt; Stokke, Bjørn Torger; Sikorski, Pawel. (2016) Competitive ligand exchange of crosslinking ions for ionotropic hydrogel formation. Journal of materials chemistry. B. volum 4 (37).
  Academic article
• Bogoeva, Vanya; Siksjø, Monica; Sæterbø, Kristin Grendstad; Melø, Thor Bernt; Bjørkøy, Astrid; Lindgren, Mikael; Gederaas, Odrun Arna. (2016) Ruthenium porphyrin-induced photodamage in bladder cancer cells. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. volum 14.
  Academic article
• Radotic, Ksenija; Melø, Thor Bernt; Leblanc, Roger M; Yousef, Yaser A; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2016) Fluorescence and phosphorescence of tryptophan in peptides of different length and sequence. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology. volum 157.
  Academic article
• Radotić, Ksenija; Melø, Thor Bernt; Leblanc, Roger M.; Yousef, Yaser A.; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2016) Corrigendum to Fluorescence and phosphorescence of tryptophan in peptides of different length and sequence [J. Photochem. Photobiol., B Vol. 157, April 2016, Pages 120-128]. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology. volum 158.
  Errata

2015

• Bassett, David; Madzovska, Ivana; Beckwith, Kai Sandvold; Melø, Thor Bernt; Obradovic, bojana; Sikorski, Pawel. (2015) Dissolution of copper mineral phases in biological fluids and the controlled release of copper ions from mineralized alginate hydrogels. Biomedical Materials. volum 10 (1).
  Academic article

2014

• Zhang, Lei; Melø, Thor Bernt; Li, Heng; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi; Yang, C. (2014) The inter-monomer interface of the major light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b complexes of photosystem II (LHCII) influences the chlorophyll triplet distribution. Journal of plant physiology. volum 171 (5).
  Academic article

2013

• Li, Heng; van 't Hag, Leonie; Yousef, YA; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2013) Single shot laser flash photolysis with a fibre-coupled reference beam monitor. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences. volum 12 (2).
  Academic article
• Persvik, Øyvind Othar Aunet; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2013) Pulsed-source time-resolved phosphorimetry: comparison of a commercial gated photomultiplier with a specially wired ungated photomultiplier. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences. volum 12 (6).
  Academic article
• Signorelli, S; Arellano, Juan B.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Borsani, O; Monza, J. (2013) Proline does not quench singlet oxygen: Evidence to reconsider its protective role in plants. Plant physiology and biochemistry (Paris). volum 64.
  Academic article
• Zaidi, Asma; He, Li; Sliwka, Hans-Richard; Partali, Vassilia; Ernst, Hansgeorge; Melø, Thor Bernt. (2013) Energy and electron transfer of polyenic acids with variable chain lengths. Tetrahedron. volum 69 (1).
  Academic article

2012

• Li, Heng; Melø, Thor Bernt; Arellano, Juan B.; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2012) Temporal profile of the singlet oxygen emission endogenously produced by photosystem II reaction centre in an aqueous buffer. Photosynthesis Research. volum 112 (1).
  Academic article
• Li, Heng; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2012) Triplets, radical cations and neutral semiquinone radicals of lumiflavin and riboflavin: An overhaul of previous pump-probe data and new multichannel absolute absorption spectra. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology. volum 106.
  Academic article
• Vollsnes, Ane Victoria; Melø, Thor Bernt; Futsæther, Cecilia Marie. (2012) Photomorphogenesis and pigment induction in lentil seedling roots exposed to low light conditions. Plant Biology. volum 14 (3).
  Academic article

2011

• Arellano, Juan B.; Li, Heng; Gonzalez-Perez, S; Gutierrez, J.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Vacha, Frantisek; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2011) Trolox, a Water-Soluble Analogue of alpha-Tocopherol, Photoprotects the Surface-Exposed Regions of the Photosystem II Reaction Center in Vitro. Is This Physiologically Relevant?. Biochemistry. volum 50 (39).
  Academic article
• Ekroll, Ingvild Kinn; Gederaas, Odrun Arna; Helander, Linda; Hjelde, Astrid; Melø, Thor Bernt; Johnsson, Anders. (2011) Photo induced hexylaminolevulinate destruction of rat bladder cells AY-27. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences. volum 10 (6).
  Academic article
• Zhang, Ye; Yousef, YA; Li, Heng; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2011) Comparison of the Photochemical Behaviors of alpha-Tocopherol and its Acetate in Organic and Aqueous Mice liar Solutions. Journal of Physical Chemistry A. volum 115 (29).
  Academic article

2010

• Kondziella, D.; Risa, O; Melo, TB; Haberg, A; Sonnewald, Ursula. (2010) Tricarboxylic acid cycle activity is impaired in rats with kaolin-induced hydrocephalus. Journal of Neurology. volum 257.
  Summary/Abstract
• Naqvi, Kalbe Razi; Li, Heng; Melø, Thor Bernt; Webster, Richard D.. (2010) Spectroscopic Characterization of Neutral and Cation Radicals of alpha-Tocopherol and Related Molecules: A Satisfactory Denouement. Journal of Physical Chemistry A. volum 114 (40).
  Academic article

2009

• Melo, TM; Sonnewald, Ursula; Nehlig, A. (2009) Neuronal glial interactions in an animal model of childhood absence epilepsy. Journal of Neurochemistry. volum 109.
  Summary/Abstract
• Glimsdal, Eirik; Dragland, Ingunn; Carlsson, Marcus; Eliasson, Bertil; Melø, Thor Bernt; Lindgren, Mikael. (2009) Triplet excited states of some thiophene and triazole substituted platinum(II) acetylide chromophores. Journal of Physical Chemistry A. volum 113 (14).
  Academic article
• Naqvi, Kalbe Razi; Melø, Thor Bernt; Jávorfi, Tamás; Gonzalez-Perez, Sergio; Arellano, Juan B.. (2009) Facile method for spectroscopic examination of radical ions of hydrophilic carotenoids. Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP. volum 11 (30).
  Academic article
• Øpstad, Christer Lorentz; Melø, Thor Bernt; Sliwka, Hans-Richard; Partali, Vassilia. (2009) Formation of DMSO and DMF radicals with minute amounts of base. Tetrahedron. volum 65 (36).
  Academic article

2008

• Arellano, JB; Torkkeli, M; Tuma, R; Laurinmaki, P; Melø, Thor Bernt; Ikonen, TP; Butcher, SJ; Serimaa, RE; Psencik, J. (2008) Hexanol-induced order-disorder transitions in lamellar self-assembling aggregates of bacteriochlorophyll c in Chlorobium tepidum chlorosomes. Langmuir. volum 24.
  Academic article
• Gonzalez-Perez, S; Quijano, C; Romero, N; Melø, Thor Bernt; Radi, R; Arellano, JB. (2008) Peroxynitrite inhibits electron transport on the acceptor side of higher plant photosystem II. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. volum 473.
  Academic article
• Helgesen, Geir; Knudsen, Kenneth Dahl; Pinheiro, Jean Patrick; Skjeltorp, Arne T.; Svåsand, Eldrid; Heiberg-Andersen, Henning; Elgsaeter, Arnljot; Garberg, Torgunn; Næss, Stine Nalum; Raaen, Steinar; Tverdal, Merete Foldøy; Yu, Xiaofeng; Melø, Thor Bernt. (2008) Carbon Cones - a Structure with Unique Properties. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings. volum 1057.
  Academic article
• Merzlyak, Mark N.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2008) Effect of anthocyanins, carotenoids, and flavonols on chlorophyll fluorescence excitation spectra in apple fruit: signature analysis, assessment, modelling, and relevance to photoprotection. Journal of Experimental Botany. volum 59 (2).
  Academic article

2007

• Arellano, Juan B.; Gonzalez-Perez, Sergio; Vacha, Frantisek; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2007) Reaction center of photosystem II with no peripheral pigments in D2 allows secondary electron transfer in D1. Biochemistry. volum 46 (51).
  Academic article
• Arellano, Juan B.; Yousef, YA; Melø, Thor Bernt; Mohamad, SBB; Cogdell, RJ; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2007) Formation and geminate quenching of singlet oxygen in purple bacterial reaction center. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology. volum 87.
  Academic article
• Næss, Stine Nalum; Sliwka, Hans-Richard; Partali, Vassilia; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi; Jackson, H; Lockwood, S.f.. (2007) Hydrophilic carotenoids: surface properties and aggregation of an astaxanthin-lysine conjugate, a rigid, long-chain, highly unsaturated and highly water-soluble tetracationic bolaamphiphile. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. volum 148.
  Academic article
• Sliwka, Hans-Richard; Melø, Thor Bernt; Foss, Bente Jeanette; Abdel-Hafez, Shams H; Partali, Vassilia; Nadolski, G.; H.L., Jackson; Lockwood, S.f.. (2007) Electron and energy transfer properties of hydrophilic carotenoids. Chemistry - A European Journal. volum 13.
  Academic article

2006

• Elgsæter, Arnljot; Foss, Bente Jeanette; Li, B.; Sliwka, Hans-Richard; Partali, Vassilia; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi; Næss, Stine Nalum. (2006) Hydrophilic carotenoids: Surface properties and aggregation of crocin as a biosurfactant. Helvetica Chimica Acta. volum 89.
  Academic article
• Naqvi, Kalbe Razi; Melø, Thor Bernt. (2006) Reduction of tetranitromethane by electronically excited aromatics in acetonitrile: Spectra and molar absorption coefficients of radical cations of anthracene, phenanthrene and pyrene. Chemical Physics Letters. volum 428 (1-3).
  Academic article
• Samsun, Mohamad Baharin Bin; Yousef, Y. A.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Partali, Vassilia; Jávorfi, T; Sliwka, Hans-Richard; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2006) Singlet oxygen quenching by thione analogues of canthaxanthin, echinenone and rhodoxanthin. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology. volum 84 (2).
  Academic article

2005

• Foss, Bente Jeanette; Sliwka, Hans-Richard; Partali, Vassilia; Næss, Stine Nalum; Elgsaeter, Arnljot; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2005) Hydrophilic carotenoids; surface properties and aggregation behavior of a highly unsaturated carotenoid lysophospholipid. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. volum 135.
  Academic article
• Foss, Bente Jeanette; Sliwka, Hans-Richard; Partali, Vassilia; Næss, Stine Nalum; Elgsaeter, Arnljot; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi; O´Malley, S.; Lockwood, S.f.. (2005) Hydrophilic carotenoids: surface properties and aqueous aggregation of a rigid,long- chain, highly unsaturated dianionic bolaamphiphile with a carotenoid spacer. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. volum 135.
  Academic article
• Foss, Bente Jeanette; Sliwka, Hans-Richard; Partali, Vassilia; Næss, Stine Nalum; Elgsæter, Arnljot; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2005) Hydrophilic carotenoids: surface properties and aggregation behavior of a highly unsaturated carotenoid lysophospholipid. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. volum 134.
  Academic article
• Foss, Bente Jeanette; Sliwka, Hans-Richard; Partali, Vassilia; Næss, Stine Nalum; Elgsæter, Arnljot; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi; O&apos;Malley, S; Lockwood, SF. (2005) Hydrophilic carotenoids: surface properties and aqueous aggregation of a rigid, long-chain, highly unsaturated dianionic bolaamphiphile with a carotenoid spacer. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. volum 135.
  Academic article

2004

• Merzlyak, Mark N.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2004) Estimation of leaf transmittance in the near infrared region through reflectance measurements. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology. volum 74 (2-3).
  Academic article
• Arellano, Jaun B.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Fyfe, Paul K.; Cogdell, Richard J.; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2004) Multichannel flash spectroscopy of the reaction center of wild-type and mutant Rhodobacter sphaeroides: Bacteriochlorophyll(B)-mediated interaction between the carotenoid triplet and the special pair. Photochemistry and Photobiology. volum 79 (1).
  Academic article
• Naqvi, Kalbe Razi; Merzlyak, Mark N.; Melø, Thor Bernt. (2004) Absorption and scattering of light by suspensions of cells and subcellular particles: an analysis in terms of Kramers-Kronig relations. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences. volum 3.
  Academic article
• Ramberg, K; Melø, Thor Bernt; Johnsson, Anders Carl G.. (2004) In situ assessment of porphyrin photosensitizers in Propionibacterium acnes. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C - A Journal of Biosciences. volum 59C.
  Academic article

2003

• Naqvi, Kalbe Razi; Melø, Thor Bernt; Sliwka, Hans-Richard; Samsun, Mohamad Baharin Bin; Partali, Vassilia. (2003) Photochemical and photophysical behaviour of vitamin E: interaction of its long-lived transient photoproducts with carotenoids. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences. volum 2.
  Academic article

2002

• Arellano, Juan B.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Borrego, Charles M.; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2002) Bacteriochlorophyll e monomers, but not aggregates, sensitize singlet oxygen: Implications for a self-protection mechanism in chlorosomes. Photochemistry and Photobiology. volum 76.
  Academic article
• Merzlyak, Mark N.; Chivkunova, Olga B.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Naqvi, Kalbe Razi. (2002) Does a leaf absorb radiation in the near infrared (780-900 nm) region? A new approach to quantifying optical reflection, absorption and transmission of leaves. Photosynthesis Research. volum 72.
  Academic article

2000

• Arellano, J. B.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Borrego, C. M.; Garcia-Gil, J.; Naqvi, K. Razi. (2000) Nanosecond Laser Photolysis Studies of Chlorosomes and Artificial Aggregates Containing Bacteriochlorophyll e: Evidence for the Proximity of Carotenoids and Bacteriochlorophyll a in Chlorosomes from Chlorobium phaeobacteroides strain CL1401. Photochemistry and Photobiology. volum 72 (5).
  Academic article
• Melø, Thor Bernt; Frigaard, N.-U.; Matsuura, K.; Naqvi, K. Razi. (2000) Electronic energy transfer involving carotenoid pigments in chlorosomes of two green bacteria: Chlorobium tepidum and Chloroflexus aurantiacus. Spectrochimica Acta Part A - Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. volum 56 (10).
  Academic article

1999

• Meloe, T. B.; Ionescu, Maria adriana; Haggquist, G. W.; Naqvi, K. Razi. (1999) Hydrogen abstraction by triplet flavins. I: time-resolved multi-channel absorption spectra of flash-irradiated riboflavin solutions in water. Spectrochimica Acta Part A - Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. volum 55 (10).
  Academic article
• Melø, Thor Bernt; Ionescu, Maria Adriana; Haggquist, G.W.; Naqvi, K. Razi. (1999) Hydrogen abstraction by triplet flavins. I: time resolved multi-channel absorption spectra of flash-irradiated riboflavin solutions in water. Elsevier. 1999. Spectrochimica Acta Part A - Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy.
  Scientific monography
• Naqvi, K. Razi; Javorfi, T.; Meloe, T. B.; Garab, G.. (1999) More on the catalysis of internal conversion in chlorophyll a by an adjacent carotenoid in light-harvesting complex (Chla/b LHCII) of higher plants: time-resolved triplet-minus-singlet spectra of detergent-perturbed complexes. Spectrochimica Acta Part A - Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. volum 55 (1).
  Academic article
• Naqvi, K. Razi; Javorfi, Tamas; Melø, Thor Bernt; Garab, Gyozo. (1999) More on the catalysis of internal conversion in chlorophyll a by an ajacent carotenoid in light-harvesting complex (Chla/b LHCII) of higher plants: time resolved triplet-minus-singlet spectra of detergent-perturbed complexes. Elsevier. 1999. Spectrochimica Acta Part A - Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy.
  Scientific monography

1998

• Büchel, C.; Naqvi, K. Razi; Melø, Thor Bernt. (1998) Pigment-pigment interactions in thylakoids and LHCII of chlorophyll a/c containing alga Pleurochloris meiringensis: analysis of fluorescence-excita and triplet-minus-singlet spectra. Spectrochimica Acta Part A - Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. volum 54 (5).
  Academic article

1997

• Naqvi, R. N.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Bangar Raju, B.. (1997) Assaying the chromophore composition of photosynthetic systems by spectral reconstruction: application to the light-harvesting complex (LHC II) and the total pigment content of higher plants. Spectrochimica Acta. volum 53A.
  Academic article
• Naqvi, R. N.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Bangar Raju, B.. (1997) Quenching of chlorophyll a singlets and triplets by carotenoids in light-harvesting complex of photosystem II: comparison of aggregates with trimers. Spectrochimica Acta. volum 53A.
  Academic article
• Naqvi, R. N.; Melø, Thor Bernt; Bangar Raju, B.; Javorfi, T.; Garab, G.. (1997) Comparison of the absorption spectra of trimers and aggregates of chlorophyll a/b light-harvesting complex LHCII. Spectrochimica Acta. volum 53A.
  Academic article

1991

• Kjeldstad, Berit; Melø, Thor Bernt; Johnsson, Anders Carl G.. (1991) Near-UV induced radicals in Propionibacterium acnes, studies by ESR at 77 K. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology. volum 9.
  Academic article