Formation of Chlorophyll b, and the Fluorescence Properties and Photochemical Activities of Isolated Plastids from Greening Pea Seedlings
AUTOR(ES)
Thorne, S. W.
RESUMO
Chlorophyll b was first detectable after 10 minutes of illumination of etiolated pea seedlings (Pisum sativum L. var Greenfeast) with continuous white light. The chlorophyll a/b ratio decreased from 300 at 10 minutes to 15 after 1 hour. There was little change in the chlorophyll a/b ratio between 1 and 2 hours, and it declined to 3 between 2 and 5 hours of illumination. In red light, the time courses of total chlorophyll synthesis and chlorophyll a/b ratio were similar to those in white light for the first 5 hours of illumination. But with increasing time of illumination with red light, there was an increase in the chlorophyll a/b ratio to 7 after 30 hours. Illumination with white light of very low intensity also gave high chlorophyll a/b ratios. Seedlings which had been illuminated for varying periods and then returned to darkness always showed an increase in chlorophyll a/b ratio during the dark period. It is concluded that the synthesis of chlorophyll b is controlled by light.
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