The present paper recorded spontaneous ultra weak photon emission of five subjects at palm and dorsal sides of both left
and right hands in a 24 h period. Data demonstrate that intensity as well as left-right symmetry varies diurnally. Emission
intensity is low during the day, rises during the evening and is high during the night. Time patterns for left and right hand
are different. The left-right symmetry shifts in the evening. Data are explained within the concept of a regulatory role of
the photon field in human physiology. However, other explanations cannot be excluded.
Low levels of light have been reported to change human physiologic activities. In our research we focused at an extreme
situation and utilized human's own ultra-weak light for radiation. Human photon emission was studied after dark-adaptation
utilizing a sensitive, cooled, moveable photomultiplier system. Data showed that palm and dorsum of the
hands showed most emission.
Human light was reflected by a red color filter in close proximity but not touching the body of the dark-adapted subject.
Photon emission from the palm was recorded before and after the filter was placed at 3 cm from the skin between the
palm and the photomultiplier. After removing the filter the photomultiplier recorded increased emission compared to
emission prior to exposure. The effect faded away in 7 min. To study whether this effect is only local, photon emission
of the hand dorsum was recorded and the filter was placed 3 cm below the palm. Such exposure also resulted in
increased emission that faded away. In this protocol, photon emission of the dorsum was also recorded during the period
that the palm was exposed to the filter. Photon emission increased immediately after positioning the filter.
As a first step to an explanation we discuss recent studies on the optical properties of human photon emission. The
photon signal has non-classical features and is well described by the photon signal in a coherent state. It is hypothesized
that the human photon field carries information on the chemical reactions in the physiologic state.
Ultraweak bio-chemiluminescence (UBC) from germinating soybean (Glycine max L. Merr) cotyledon under mechanical wounding was observed by a high sensitivity imaging system based on an intensified charge couple device (ICCD) detector or a high sensitive single photon counter (SPC) device. The UBC imaging showed that the intensity of UBC at the injury location on a wounded green cotyledon was greater than on a wounded etiolated cotyledon. Based on results with a SPC UBC intensity of wounded green cotyledon was high at first and then gradually decreased. The emission spectrum of wounded green cotyledon had a greater proportion of red light. The increase in UBC of wounded etiolated soybean cotyledon was less than that of green ones. The emission spectrum of wounded etiolated cotyledon had a greater amount of orange light. The data suggest that most of the UBC in green cotyledon was due to damaged chloroplasts and mitochondria. Our data suggest that oxidation of damage's tissue lead to the production of ROS. Electronic excitation energy was transfered from the excited molecules by ROS to Chl-a in the thylakoid membranes, so
the intensity of UBC in the wounded soybean green cotyledon was obviously higher than in the wounded etiolated soybean cotyledon.
With high-sensitivity single-photon counter, spontaneous chemiluminescence (CL) spectrum and different temperature study on rice (Oryza sativa L.) seeds during early imbibition were carried out. The emission spectrum of whole rice seed, rice and coat had a greater proportion of red light during early imbibition. Comparing with spontaneous CL of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and soybean (Glycine max L. Merr) seeds, the spontaneous CL of rice seeds had a nonlinear, logarithmic-like increase of intensity in the T range 30-50°C, the Van't Hoff coefficient Q10=IT+10/IT is equal to 2, which led us to the conclusion that spontaneous CL of rice seed during early imbibition partly came from enzyme catalyzing chemistry reaction.
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