Abstract
The oxygen consumption of a starved chlorophyll-free, yellow mutant of Chlorella vulgaris is enhanced by very small amounts of blue light (λ 450 mμ); a saturation level is reached at about 500 ergs cm−2 sec−1. At that intensity the respiration is about 3 times greater than in the dark. An action spectrum for the enhancement of respiration shows 2 peaks around λ 450 and 375 mμ. Flavins and cis-carotenoids are discussed as the pigments involved.
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