Chemicals and Drugs

Phototropins

Blue-light receptors that regulate a range of physiological responses in PLANTS. Examples include: PHOTOTROPISM, light-induced stomatal opening, and CHLOROPLAST movements in response to changes in light intensity.

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Blue-light receptors that regulate a range of physiological responses in PLANTS. Examples include: PHOTOTROPISM, light-induced stomatal opening, and CHLOROPLAST movements in response to changes in light intensity.

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  • Phototropin

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure.

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2010(1990); for PHOTROPIN use CHRYPTOCHROME PROTEINS 1990-2009

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  1. D12.776w.765w.593.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phototropins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056949. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056949
  2. Phototropins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phototropin
  3. Phototropins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q417930