Abstract
Phytochrome of oat (Avena sativa L., cv. Garry) coleoptile cells in the red-light-absorbing form, Pr, is diffusely distributed while after conversion to the far-red-light-absorbing form, Pfr, it is observed only in very small areas within the cell. Comparison of phytochrome photoversibility measurements to the distribution of the pigment within the cell indicates that the spectral assay is not influenced by the observed compartmentalization of the chromoprotein. However, the observed compartmentalization of phytochrome is correlated with a loss in spectrophotometrically detectable Pr.
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Abbreviations
- Pr:
-
red-absorbing form of phytochrome
- Pfr:
-
farred-absorbing form of phytochrome
- R:
-
red light
- FR:
-
far-red light
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Mackenzie, J.M., Briggs, W.R. & Pratt, L.H. Phytochrome photoreversibility: Empirical test of the hypothesis that it varies as a consequence of pigment compartmentation. Planta 141, 129–134 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387878
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