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Alfons Penzkofer is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their research also spans several subfields such as:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Plant Science

Penzkofer's research topics cover:

  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
  • Light effects on plants

The scientist has published several research papers focusing predominantly on the Archaerhodopsin 3 based fluorescent voltage sensor Archon2 and related photochemical studies. Notable publications include:

  • Photocycle dynamics of the Archaerhodopsin 3 based fluorescent voltage sensor Archon2, 2021, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology
  • Absorption and Emission Spectroscopic Investigation of the Thermal Dynamics of the Archaerhodopsin 3 Based Fluorescent Voltage Sensor Archon2, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Theoretical investigation of the photocycle dynamics of the Archaerhodopsin 3 based fluorescent voltage sensor Archon2, 2022, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry
  • Reinvestigation of Absorption Spectroscopic Thermal Dynamics of Archaerhodopsin 3 Based Voltage Sensor QuasAr1, 2025, Bioengineering
  • Molecular plasticity in the flavin binding pocket of BLUF domain evolves first light-gated endonuclease in bacterial system, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators in Penzkofer's research include Arita Silapētere, Peter Hegemann, Rahamtullah, Jitender, and Manish Singh Kaushik.

The scientist's work has appeared in multiple publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Bioengineering

Best Publications

  • High intensity Raman interactions

    Alfons Penzkofer;A. Laubereau;W. Kaiser

  • Absorption and Fluorescence Spectroscopic Investigation of Indocyanine Green

    R. Philip;Alfons Penzkofer;W. Bäumler;R. Szeimies

  • Fluorescence Behaviour of Highly Concentrated Rhodamine 6G Solutions

    Alfons Penzkofer;W. Leupacher

  • Nonresonant third order hyperpolarizability of rare gases and N2 determined by third harmonic generation

    H. Lehmeier;W. Leupacher;Alfons Penzkofer

  • Photostability and thermal stability of indocyanine green.

    W. Holzer;M. Mauerer;A. Penzkofer;R.-M. Szeimies

  • Fluorescence quenching of rhodamine 6G in methanol at high concentration

    Alfons Penzkofer;Y. Lu

  • Absorption and emission spectroscopic characterization of platinum-octaethyl-porphyrin (PtOEP)

    Ashu-Kumar Bansal;Wolfgang Holzer;Alfons Penzkofer;Taiju Tsuboi

  • pH dependence of the absorption and emission behaviour of riboflavin in aqueous solution

    P. Drössler;W. Holzer;A. Penzkofer;P. Hegemann

  • Absorption and emission spectroscopic characterization of Ir(ppy)3

    W. Holzer;Alfons Penzkofer;T. Tsuboi

  • Photo-induced degradation of some flavins in aqueous solution

    W. Holzer;J. Shirdel;P. Zirak;A. Penzkofer

  • Laser action in poly (m-phenylenevinylene-co-2,5-dioctoxy-p-phenylenevinylene)†

    Wolfgang Holzer;Alfons Penzkofer;Sung‐Huan Gong;Andreas Bleyer

  • Spectroscopic Characterization of Flavin Mononucleotide Bound to the LOV1 Domain of Phot1 from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    W. Holzer;Alfons Penzkofer;M. Fuhrmann;P. Hegemann

  • Absorption and Emission Spectroscopic Investigation of Cyanovinyldiethylaniline Dye Vapors

    A. Deshpande;A. Beidoun;Alfons Penzkofer;G. Wagenblast

  • Intersystem-Crossing and Excited-State Absorption in Eosin Y Solutions Determined by Picosecond Double Pulse Transient Absorption Measurements

    Alfons Penzkofer;A. Beidoun;M. Daiber

  • Absorption behaviour of methanolic rhodamine 6G solutions at high concentration

    Y. Lu;Alfons Penzkofer

  • Fluorescence quenching of flavin adenine dinucleotide in aqueous solution by pH dependent isomerisation and photo-induced electron transfer

    Shafiqul D.M. Islam;Thomas Susdorf;Alfons Penzkofer;Peter Hegemann

  • FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPIC BEHAVIOUR OF NEAT AND BLENDED CONJUGATED POLYMER THIN FILMS

    W. Holzer;M. Pichlmaier;A. Penzkofer;D.D.C. Bradley

  • Quantum yield of triplet formation for indocyanine green

    S. Reindl;A. Penzkofer;S.-H. Gong;M. Landthaler

  • Picosecond third-harmonic light generation inβ-BaB2O4

    P. Qiu;Alfons Penzkofer

  • Quantum yield of triplet formation of riboflavin in aqueous solution and of flavin mononucleotide bound to the LOV1 domain of Phot1 from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Shafiqul D.M. Islam;Alfons Penzkofer;Peter Hegemann

  • Vibronic relaxation in the S1 state of rhodamine dye solutions

    Alfons Penzkofer;W. Falkenstein;W. Kaiser

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Hegemann
Peter Hegemann Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Werner J. Blau
Werner J. Blau Trinity College Dublin
Fabian Rotermund
Fabian Rotermund Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Angel Costela
Angel Costela Spanish National Research Council
Roberto Sastre
Roberto Sastre Spanish National Research Council
Inmaculada García-Moreno
Inmaculada García-Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Francisco Amat-Guerri
Francisco Amat-Guerri Spanish National Research Council
Reji Philip
Reji Philip Raman Research Institute
Ernst-Bernhard Kley
Ernst-Bernhard Kley Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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