Negative Air Ions and Chemiluminescence of Humid Air Induced by UV-Photons of Ultra-Low Intensity.
Vladimir L. Voeikov, Ekaterina V. Buravleva. M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract
A.L. Chizhevsky's discovery of negative air ions (NAI), as absolutely necessary components of air for life, is not fully appreciated until now, since it does not fit into the framework of the concepts dominating in biochemistry and physiology. However, at the end of the XXth century it was discovered that NAI are not just ions but rather are reactive oxygen species (ROS). Now it becomes clear that ROS are universal bioregulators of vital functions. ROS participate of oxidative chain reactions proceeding in aqueous systems (V.L. Voeikov) accompanied by generation of electron excitation energy (EEE) equivalent even to UV-photons. Emission of such photons from aqueous systems including living matter was discovered by A.G.Gurwitcsh (mitogenetic radiation, MGR). MGR plays important bioinformational and bioenergetic roles. Reactions with ROS participation proceeding in complex aqueous systems tend to self-extinguish. Their sustainability is supported by factors that may act as "sparks", in particular by oxygen containing even small amount of ROS. That’s why tiny amount of NAI may possess high biological activity. We recently proposed an answer to the question why NAI (ROS) are able to produce biological action at significant distances from ionizers despite their very short lifespan. UV photons hitting organized water films wetting a hygroscopic surface, induce oxidation of this water accompanied by bursts of photons in the UV and visible spectral ranges. They trigger formation of ROS in the moist air in contact with the film. Oxidation of water in humid air and generation of EEE accompanied by its glow, spreads (propagates) over significant distances. Intensity of the air glow increases with humidity and at some point it may acquire an oscillatory wave character. Oscillation parameters depend on the air composition and other factors. Such processes can occur in natural systems with organized water films and natural UV radiation sources. This phenomenon can ensure the propagation of excitation from local sources over significant distances also in biological fluids, since a significant portion of intra- and extracellular water is structured and multilayered, and EEE sufficient to split water molecules are regularly generated during metabolic processes in the form of MGR.
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Voeikov Vladimir L.
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology
Russia
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