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Blue light induces an absorbance change (LIAC) in a membrane fraction derived from higher plant systems such as corn coleoptiles and cauliflower inflorescences. It is believed that this LIAC is directly related with the photoreception performed by a flavoprotein. Blue light is obligatory for normal growth and cap morphogenesis [5] in the green alga Acetabularia mediterranea which makes it a valuable object for investigations in relation to the blue light-inducible absorbance change.
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Caubergs, R., Vanden Driessche, T., De Greef, J.A. (1984). A Light-Inducible Cytochrome b Reduction in the Green Alga Acetabularia . In: Senger, H. (eds) Blue Light Effects in Biological Systems. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69767-8_19
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