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xanthophyll cycle: a standalone construct

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xanthophyllcycle1 CONSTRUCTXanthophyll cycleDEMMIG-ADAMS · PLANT

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Plant physiology

the light-driven conversion of violaxanthin to zeaxanthin through antheraxanthin, which supports the safe dissipation of excess absorbed light as heat.

In plant physiology, xanthophyll cycle refers to the light-driven conversion of violaxanthin to zeaxanthin through antheraxanthin, which supports the safe dissipation of excess absorbed light as heat. This meaning comes from Demmig-Adams (1992) in Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology.[1]

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References

  1. Demmig-Adams, B., & Adams, W. W. (1992). Photoprotection and Other Responses of Plants to High Light Stress. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology, 43(1), 599-626. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.pp.43.060192.003123

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