This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We have undertaken a study of the structure of the amino-terminal domain of the phytochrome polypeptide purified from Avena sativa L.

The committed step in the biosynthesis of the phytochrome chromophore phytochromobilin involves the oxidative cleavage of heme by a heme oxygenase (HO) to form biliverdin IXα. Through positional ...

Proteins from the green fluorescent protein (GFP) family are essential markers in the world of molecular and cellular biology because they help to visualize cellular components and processes. They ...

Fluorescence usually entails the conversion of light at shorter wavelengths to light at longer wavelengths. Scientists have now discovered a chromophore system that goes the other way around. When ...

Researchers have discovered profound similarities and surprising differences between humans and insects in the production of the critical light-absorbing molecule of the retina, 11-cis-retinal, also ...

A new in vitro method for splitting and reassembling green fluorescent protein (GFP) gives scientists synthetic control of the composition of this common fluorescent tag. The method will not only help ...

For as long as she can remember, Teresa Booth Brown has considered herself a student of color. Fascinated by all facets of color — from the molecular structures and properties to pigmentation and ...

Sometimes it just seems like certain developers have a difficult time accurately gauging the amount of time and manpower that goes into producing a game. Be it due to grossly underestimating an ...