The chromophore of phytochrome.

Plant physiology ·Vol. 41 ·No. 8 ·1966-10-00 ·Pages 1289-92

Siegelman HW, Turner BC, Hendricks SB

Abstract

The chromophore of phytochrome, the plant photomorphogenic pigment, was cleaved from the associated protein. Chromatographic and spectral properties indicated that it was a bilitriene closely similar to but distinct from the chromophore of C-phycocyanin and allophycocyanin.

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Siegelman H W

Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland.

Turner B C

Hendricks S B

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Article Info

Journal

Plant physiology

Abbr.

Plant Physiol

ISSN

0032-0889

DOI

10.1104/pp.41.8.1289

Published

1966-10-00

Pages

1289-92

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0401224

PMCID

PMC550520

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1104/pp.41.8.1289 PMC Full Text View journal details

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