Carotenoids in the eyespot apparatus of the flagellate green alga Spermatozopsis similis: Adaptation to the retinal-based photoreceptor

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Life Sciences, Biology, Biophysics +12

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Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Botany +17

Rhodopsin-regulated calcium currents in Chlamydomonas

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Life Sciences, Biophysics, Cell Biology +12

Electronic spectra of carotenoids at 77° K

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Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +10

All-trans retinal constitutes the functional chromophore in Chlamydomonas rhodopsin

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Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +7