Further evidcence for an optical response of chloroplast bulk pigments to a light induced electrical field in photosynthesis.
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1. In the primary processes of photosynthesis a rather strong electric field (~105V/cm) is set on across the thylakoid membrane. This field has been detected by absorption changes attributed to chlorophyll-b (1). 2. In this paper it is demonstrated that the optical response to the field is not restricted to chloro phyll-b. Responses of the other bulk pigments which are embedded in the thylakoid membrane, as several types of chlorophyll-a and carotenoids, are detected.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. Teil B, Chemie, Biochemie, Biophysik, Biologie und verwandte Gebiete
دوره 24 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1969