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THE α‐OXIDASE SYSTEM OF YOUNG PEA LEAVES ( Pisum sativum ) AS GENERATOR OF ELECTRONICALLY EXCITED STATES. EXCITATION IN THE DARK UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS
Author(s) -
SalimHanna Marta,
Campa Ana,
Cilento Giuseppe
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1987.tb07894.x
Subject(s) - pisum , sativum , excitation , chemistry , chloroplast , excited state , botany , photochemistry , biochemistry , biology , gene , physics , atomic physics , quantum mechanics
. The aerobic oxidation of saturated long chain fatty acids to the lower aldehyde and CO 2 catalyzed by the α‐oxidase system of young leaves from germinating Pisum sativum results in concomitant excitation of the chloroplasts or/and fractions present in the α‐oxidase preparation. The excitation is attested to by both chlorophyll emission and Hill activity. This is the first case of photobiochemistry without light within a natural system.