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Phototropic Bending and Absorption of Carotenoids and Flavin

Comparison of the action spectrum of an Avena coleoptile’s phototropic bending (green curve) and the absorption spectra of carotenoids (orange curve) and flavins (yellow curve; according to H. MOHR, P. SCHOPFER, 1978, according to W. SHROPSHIRE and R. B. WITHROW, 1959)



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