First, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my supervisor, PROFESSOR ULRICH HAHN, for his advice, guidance and support during my studies and for giving me the opportunity to present my work at scientific conferences.
It is with sincere gratitude and respect that I acknowledge the support and guidance of DR. DIETRICH HAFERBURG, whose role goes far beyond mentorship. Indeed, he instilled a strong appreciation of work ethic, honesty, curiosity and creativity,
Many thanks to PD DR. MARLIS GRUNOW for her kind help and much appreciated guidance during my studies.
The support of PROFESSOR MICHAEL PRZYBYLZKY and THILO A. FLIGGE from the University of Konstanz, who gave me the possibility to study their NANOES source, was very much appreciated and resulted in the development of a new NANOES source.
It was a distinct privilege to collaborate with PROFESSOR CATHERINE RICE-EVANS from the Antioxidant Research Centre of King's College, London, UK.
The years in the group of PROFESSOR ULRICH HAHN have been a marvelous experience and it is a pleasure to remember those who concurred in making it so, in particular THOMAS GREINER-STOEFFELE, KATJA HOESCHLER, KERSTIN KORN, THOMAS MAIER, HEIKE SCHÜRER and MARC STRUHALLA.
I thank HELMUT WOLF and VOLKMAR KOHL for their expert advice in designing and manufacturing the NANOES source.
I am grateful for the support of the staff of the Institute of Biochemistry, especially of ULRIKE GRAFE and REGINA SCHAAF. Furthermore, I thank AXEL ERLER for his assistance.
The advise of NADINE SCHICHT is gratefully acknowledged.
I would like to acknowledge the friendship of HAGEN SCHROETER, DR. JEREMY P. E. SPENCER and MANAL M. ABD EL MOHSEN in London, SANDRA HENTSCHEL and SYLVIA KAAP in Leipzig and THOMAS ZINK in Achern - I am happily in their debt.
This work would never have been completed without the support and understanding of CONSTANZE JAHN for which I am very grateful.
I owe great deal of gratitude to my father, ADALBERT KUHNLE, for supporting me totally and unconditionally throughout my academic career.