ISSN:
1573-6881
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract A theoretical analysis is made on the relation between light-induced thylakoid shrinkage, slow light-induced absorbancy changes about 520 nm, and light-induced scattering changes observed at 90°, which occur in isolated chloroplasts. A simple model of the thylakoids stacks (grana) is assumed and by a mathematical formalism a correlation of these effects is shown. The light minus dark difference spectrum is shown to peak around 520 nm, a fact that confirms earlier suggestions that this difference band is due to the combined effects of the selective dispersion and optical-conformational changes in the grana.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00743153
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