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Is provitamin D a UV-B receptor in plants?

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Responses of Plants to UV-B Radiation

Part of the book series: Advances in Vegetation Science ((AIVS,volume 18))

Abstract

An hypothesis is presented that provitamin D (dehydrocholesterol and/or ergosterol) can act as a UV-B receptor in plants and algae. We also propose that the proportions between provitamins D, previtamins D, and vitamins D (D2 and D3), after calibration, can be used to evaluate UV-B exposure of phytoplankton and terrestrial vegetation.

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    Lars Olof Björn & Ting Wang

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Björn, L.O., Wang, T. (2001). Is provitamin D a UV-B receptor in plants?. In: Rozema, J., Manetas, Y., Björn, LO. (eds) Responses of Plants to UV-B Radiation. Advances in Vegetation Science, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2892-8_1

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