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The relation of light-induced slow absorbancy and scattering changes about 520 nm and structure of chloroplast thylakoids—A theoretical investigation

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A theoretical analysis is made on the relation between light-induced thylakoid shrinkage, slow light-induced absorbancy changes about 520 nm, and light-induced scattering changes observed at 90°, which occur in isolated chloroplasts. A simple model of the thylakoids stacks (grana) is assumed and by a mathematical formalism a correlation of these effects is shown. The light minus dark difference spectrum is shown to peak around 520 nm, a fact that confirms earlier suggestions that this difference band is due to the combined effects of the selective dispersion and optical-conformational changes in the grana.

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  1. Department of Applied Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies, Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University, A.C.T. 2600, Canberra, Australia

    J. T. Duniec & S. W. Thorne

  2. Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO, 2601, Canberra, Australia

    S. W. Thorne

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Duniec, J.T., Thorne, S.W. The relation of light-induced slow absorbancy and scattering changes about 520 nm and structure of chloroplast thylakoids—A theoretical investigation. J Bioenerg Biomembr 9, 223–235 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00743153

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