Short term effect of ultraviolet-B radiation on photosystem 2 photochemistry in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus 6301
Short term effect of ultraviolet-B radiation on photosystem 2 photochemistry in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus 6301
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1996-01-01
Authors
Rajagopal, S.
Murthy, S. D.S.
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Abstract
Exposure of intact cells of the Synechococcus 6301 to UV-B radiation induced a loss in photosystem 2 (PS 2) electron transport activity prior to the alteration in pigment complexes. Thus the degradation of PS 2 was not directly related to pigment alteration.
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Absorption spectra,
Chlorophyll,
Energy transfer,
Fluorescence emission and excitation spectra,
Phycocyanin
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Biologia Plantarum. v.38(1)