Photochemistry and photobiology of cryptochrome blue-light photopigments: The search for a photocycle

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1291-1304

  Partch, Carrie L ^a   Sancar, Aziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME; FLAVOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLAVOPROTEINS; HUMANS; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 29844441123     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2005-07-08-IR-607     Document Type: Review

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