Light-induced absorbance changes in the fungus Verticillium-Agricinum
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Summary, in English
Light-induced absorbance changes were investigated in vivo in the fungus V. agaricinum (Link) Corda. There was a broad light-induced absorbance decrease in the blue and near UV with a maximum at 384 nm. An action spectrum indicated that the absorbance changes were due to photo-bleaching of a pigment with an absorption spectrum that was similar to the action spectrum. Neither redox reactions nor energy metabolism were involved in the photo-bleaching process. A direct comparison of action spectra for light-induced absorbance changes and photo-induction of carotenogenesis suggests that the photo-bleaching may not be related to photo-induction of carotenogenesis.
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Publishing year
1982
Language
English
Pages
73-75
Publication/Series
Physiologia Plantarum
Volume
55
Issue
2
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Topic
- Biological Sciences
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0031-9317