Can Parietin Transfer Energy Radiatively to Photosynthetic Pigments?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Lichen Collection
3.2. Chlorophyll Fluorescence
3.3. Confocal Microscopy
3.4. Fluorescence and Absorbance Spectra
3.5. UV-B and Blue Light Experiments
3.6. Statistical Analyses
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fernández-Marín, B.; Artetxe, U.; Becerril, J.M.; Martínez-Abaigar, J.; Núñez-Olivera, E.; García-Plazaola, J.I. Can Parietin Transfer Energy Radiatively to Photosynthetic Pigments? Molecules 2018, 23, 1741. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23071741
Fernández-Marín B, Artetxe U, Becerril JM, Martínez-Abaigar J, Núñez-Olivera E, García-Plazaola JI. Can Parietin Transfer Energy Radiatively to Photosynthetic Pigments? Molecules. 2018; 23(7):1741. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23071741
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernández-Marín, Beatriz, Unai Artetxe, José María Becerril, Javier Martínez-Abaigar, Encarnación Núñez-Olivera, and José Ignacio García-Plazaola. 2018. "Can Parietin Transfer Energy Radiatively to Photosynthetic Pigments?" Molecules 23, no. 7: 1741. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23071741