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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > plant proteins > phototropins
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > plant proteins > phototropins
Preferred Term:

phototropins

Definition:
Blue-light receptors that regulate a range of physiological responses in plants. Examples include: phototropism, light-induced stomatal opening, and chloroplast movements in response to changes in light intensity.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
plant proteins
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/336394
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RDF/XMLCreated 2020-02-19, last modified 2020-10-29