THE TRANSFORMATION OF PHYTOCHROME TO ITS PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE FORM
- 1 July 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Photochemistry and Photobiology
- Vol. 30 (1) , 117-123
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-1097.1979.tb07123.x
Abstract
Abstract— The phototransformation of phytochrome (Pr) to its physiologically active form (Pfr) can be best described by a tautomeric proton shift in ring A without a substantial con formational change of the chromophore. The electronic aspect of this transformation is discussed.Keywords
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