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. 2017 Mar 15;12(3):e0171836. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171836

Fig 1. Possible Drosophila cryptochrome photocycle.

Fig 1

In the dark, the protein-bound cofactor (FADox) is shown in the oxidized redox state. Light absorption triggers flavin photoreduction [1214] at a rate constant k. Reoxidation to the FADox state occurs spontaneously in the dark at a rate constant kb. Possible changes in C-terminal conformation linked to redox state interconversion are diagrammed [15].