A spectroscopic view of some recent advances in the study of blue light photoreception

Botanica Acta

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 360-368

  Horwitz, Benjamin A ^a   Berrocal T , Gloria M ^b,c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Action spectroscopy; Blue light; Carotenoids; Cryptochrome; Flavins; Photolyase; Phototropism; Pterins; Stomatal opening; UV A; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0030730360     PISSN: 09328629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1997.tb00651.x     Document Type: Review

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