TY - JOUR A1 - Kagel, Heike A1 - Frohme, Marcus A1 - Glökler, Jörn T1 - Photoacids in biochemical applications JF - Journal of Cellular Biotechnology N2 - BACKGROUND: After excitation with light photoacids can change the pH in a solution by release of a proton. They have been used mostly for excited state proton transfer studies. In this review the general functionality and mechanisms and the subdivision of photoacids is explained. STATE OF THE ART: Different uses of photoacids are described, covering a wide range of various biochemical topics, focusing on biochemical applications. Examples for the introduced subdivisions are covered. CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK: The areas in which photoacids can be employed are diverse. Photoacids have a promising future in biotechnology and biochemistry and should be considered for upcoming applications, especially in non-invasive control of biochemical reactions. Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-16123 SN - 2352-3697 VL - 4 IS - 1-2 SP - 23 EP - 30 PB - IOS Press ER -