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Light harvesting system

Light harvesting system

set of photosynthetic pigment molecules that absorb light and channel the energy to the photosynthetic reaction centre, where the light reactions of photosynthesis occur. In higher plants, contains chlorophyll and carotenoids and is present in two slightly different forms in photosystems i and II.


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Another new blue light receptor...?

... Spectrum for Expression of the High Intensity Light-inducible Lhc-like Gene Lhl4 in the Green ... Lhl4 encodes a distant relative of light-harvesting Chl-a/b proteins in the green alga Chlamydomonas ... of an unidentified UV light perception system in the expression of the Lhl4 gene. (Received ...

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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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effect of lead on photosynthesis and respiration

... amount of stroma in relation to the lamellar system as well as absence of starch grains. Pb treatment ... (1993) found conformational changes in light-harvesting chlorophyll (LHC II) subunits, following binding ...

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by aileen
Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:05 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: lead and seeding
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