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Photosynthetic Light Reactions in Chemically Fixed Anacystis nidulans, Chlorella pyrenoidosa, and Porphyridium cruentum.

Plant physiology ·Vol. 44 ·No. 4 ·1969-04-00 ·Pages 535-9

Hallier UW, Park RB

Abstract

The photochemical activities of various species of unicellular algae (Anacystis nidulans, Chlorella pyrenoidosa, and Porphyridium cruentum) were studied following chemical fixation. Fixation with formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde yielded cells which retained their ability to perform photosystem I and photosystem II reactions. The photochemical efficiencies of some fixed algae are as great as those of unfixed spinach chloroplasts. Fixed algae containing accessory pigments appear to be useful models for further studies of the light reactions of photosynthesis.

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Hallier U W
Department of Botany, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720.
Park R B
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Article Info
Journal
Plant physiology
Abbr.
Plant Physiol
ISSN
0032-0889
DOI
10.1104/pp.44.4.535
Published
1969-04-00
Pages
535-9
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0401224
PMCID
PMC396122
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1104/pp.44.4.535 PMC Full Text View journal details
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