Photosynthetic light reactions in chemically fixed spinach thylakoids.
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After proper fixation with glutaraldehyde, spinach thylakoids retain both photosystem I and photosystem II activity. The photochemical activity of fixed thylakoids is highly resistant to 1% triton. This indicates that fixed thylakoids may be useful starting material for isolation of functional components which can be related to the original structure of the membrane.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Plant physiology
دوره 44 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1969