An instrument is described which is capable of measuring the action spectrum of the removal of CO inhibition of respiration by light. In the method employed here, a cell suspension in a CO-O₂ atmosphere is alternately exposed to two wavelengths of light. Their photochemical effects are balanced using an 0₂ electrode as the null detector. The light intensities at the balance points from a series of wavelength pairs are used to determine the ratios of the extinction coefficients of the CO - oxidase complex, at the various wavelengths, to the extinction coefficient at a standard wavelength. An action spectrum for Bakers yeast is shown. / Science, Faculty of / Physics and Astronomy, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/36327 |
| Date | January 1967 |
| Creators | Brooks, Donald Elliott |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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