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Chromophore

Chromophore

The part of a visibly coloured molecule responsible for light absorption over a range of wavelengths thus giving rise to the colour. By extension the term may be applied to uv or ir absorbing parts of molecules. Do not confuse with chromatophores.


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Another new blue light receptor...?

... peaks in the green (575 nm) and the red (675 nm) regions. The action spectrum suggests that a blue/UV-A light photoreceptor with a flavin-based chromophore participates in the HL response of Lhl4 gene expression. However, the hypersensitivity to near UV-B light suggests the involvement of an ...

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by bta
Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:24 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Another new blue light receptor...?
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chromophores

Chromophores are atomic configurations which can alter the energy in delocalised systems. They are composed of atoms joined in a sequence composed of alternating single and double bonds. Double bonds in organic compounds can ...

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by dipjyoti
Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:37 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: chromophores
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The Fiber Disease

... M. Sugihara, V. Buss* The absorbance of the visual pigment rhodopsin has been calculated with high precision by using the CASPT2 platform for the chromophore and a natural population analysis for the charges of the amino acids that line the protein pocket. Of the three factors generally assumed ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:48 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... and third transmembrane domains. Since RGR binds all-tramretinal preferentially, one of its functions may be to catalyze isomerization of the chromophore by a retinochrome-like mechanism. get this................... MATERIALS AND METHODS Materials. Human genomic DNA clones were isolated from ...

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by London
Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:03 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... and third transmembrane domains. Since RGR binds all-tramretinal preferentially, one of its functions may be to catalyze isomerization of the chromophore by a retinochrome-like mechanism. For more of the document, see: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/bichaw/1994/33/i44/f-pdf/f_bi00248a022.pdf?sessid=6006l3

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by London
Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:01 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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