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THE TRANSFORMATION OF PHYTOCHROME TO ITS PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE FORM

Authors:	Pill-Soon Song Quae Chae

Affiliation:	Department of Chemistry. Texas Tech University, Lubbock. TX 79409. U.S.A.

Abstract:	Abstract— The phototransformation of phytochrome ( P_r ) to its physiologically active form (P_fr) can be best described by a tautomeric proton shift in ring A without a substantial con formational change of the chromophore. The electronic aspect of this transformation is discussed.

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