ROSEOFLAVIN AS A BLUE LIGHT RECEPTOR ANALOG: SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION

  • Pill‐Soon ‐S Song
  • , Edward B. Walker
  • , Richard D. Vierstra
  • , Kenneth L. Poff

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Abstract

Abstract— The blue light absorption band of roseoflavin is polarized along the axis roughly connecting N3‐C8 positions. A weak, second π→π* transition with a polarization angle of ca. 25° is hidden under the short wavelength side of the blue absorption band. The excited state of roseoflavin is somewhat more basic than the ground state, by a 1.5 pKa unit. The fluorescence quantum yield and lifetime of roseoflavin are substantially lower than those of other flavins, thus making it kinetically less efficient as a blue light photoreceptor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)393-398
Number of pages6
JournalPhotochemistry and Photobiology
Volume32
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1980

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