Research on Emission Mechanisms of Biophotons from Cucumber

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  • KOKUBO Hideyuki
    Institute for Living Body Measurements, International Research Institute:Center for the Environmental Study of Life and Mind, Faculty of Science, Toho University
  • YAMAMOTO Mikio
    Institute for Living Body Measurements, International Research Institute:Center for the Environmental Study of Life and Mind, Faculty of Science, Toho University

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  • キュウリにおける極微弱生物光の発光機構
  • ([Proceedings]Without Peer-Review,The 25th Symposium on Life Information Science)
  • (研究発表,第25回生命情報科学シンポジウム)

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If plants such as cucumber are injured, the wound emits many biophotons. We have applied this phenomenon to measure effects of the non-contact healing known as laying-on-of-hands. Our previous studies suggested that natural biophotons from injured cucumber samples are generated by plural biochemical reactions. In the present study, we discuss possible mechanisms: 1) oxidation reaction of ascorbic acid; 2) biosynthesis of C9/C6 aldehyde and alcohol(so-called green order); and 3) other defense reactions. We supplied alpha-linolenic acid, linoleic acid, ascorbate oxidase(ASOD) and lipoxygenase(LOX) onto cut pieces of cucumber. We found these compounds increased the intensity of biophotons emitted from cucumber.

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  • CRID
    1390564238091763840
  • NII Article ID
    110006632596
  • DOI
    10.18936/islis.26.1_53
  • ISSN
    24240761
    13419226
  • Text Lang
    en
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