Chloroplast pigments and photosynthesis in deuterated green algae
Fully deuterated chlorophyils were isolated from the chloroplasta of fully deuterated green algae grown in high concentrations of heavy water. It is pointed out that the most significant difference between the metabolism of hydrogen and deuterium compounds in organisms is the difference in their reaction rates arising from the kinetic isotope effect. Deuterated algae have a particularly useful role in the study of photosynthesis. Topics discussed include the extraction and properties of fully deuterated chlorophylls, the absorption spectra in the visible region, the infrared spectra of ordinary and deuterated chlorophylls, chromatographic comparisons of ordinary and deuterated chlorophyll, the formation of deuterated chlorophyll, and photosynthesis in deuterated algae.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., Ill.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-012699
- OSTI ID:
- 4063183
- Journal Information:
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Journal Name: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 84; ISSN 0077-8923
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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