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Flavins as photoreceptor pigments for behavioral responses

In motile microorganisms, especially in the flagellated Alga, Euglena sp.

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Doughty, M.J., Diehn, B. (1980). Flavins as photoreceptor pigments for behavioral responses. In: Molecular Structure and Sensory Physiology. Structure and Bonding, vol 41. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-09958-1_2

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