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Photosensitivity in sponge due to cytochrome c oxidase?

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Summary, in English

An action spectrum for photosensitivity in sponge larvae

published by Leys et al. [J. Comp. Physiol., A, 2002, 188,

199–202] was interpreted by the authors as being due to a

combination of light absorption by flavin or carotenoid in

the blue region, and another pigment such as pterin in the

long-wavelength region. Here we show here that their action

spectrum closely matches the absorption spectrum of reduced

cytochrome c oxidase that is present in sponges, and compare

with other photoreactions which are thought to be due to this

chromoprotein.

Publishing year

2009

Language

English

Pages

755-757

Publication/Series

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volume

8

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Topic

  • Biological Sciences

Keywords

  • action spectrum
  • Haliclona
  • photoperception
  • photoreceptor
  • Reniera
  • sponge
  • cytochrome c oxidase

Status

Published

Project

  • Photobiology

Research group

  • Photobiology
  • Plant Biology

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1474-9092