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Is provitamin D a UV-B receptor in plants?

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Summary, in English

An hypothesis is presented that provitamin D (dehydrocholesterol and/or ergosterol) can act as a UV-B receptor in plants and algae. We also propose that the proportions between provitamins D, previtamins D, and vitamins D (D2 and D3), after calibration, can be used to evaluate UV-B exposure of phytoplankton and terrestrial vegetation.



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Publishing year

2001

Language

English

Pages

1-1

Publication/Series

Plant Ecology

Volume

154

Issue

1-2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Biological Sciences

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1573-5052