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Action spectroscopy in biology

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Author

Editor

  • Lars Olof Björn

Summary, in English

Action spectroscopy is a method for identifying the light-absorbing chromophore in a photobiological or biochemical process by comparing the efficiency of radiation of different wavelengths in driving the process. This chapter explains the principle and gives several ex-amples from the history of biology of what has been achieved using this technique.

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Pages

139-154

Publication/Series

Photobiology — The science of life and light, 2nd. ed.

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Biological Sciences

Keywords

  • Action spectrum Photosynthesis Respiration DNA Plant vision Protochlorophyllide Blue-light receptor

Status

Published

Project

  • Photobiology

Research group

  • Photobiology

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-0-387-72654-0