Sentences with phrase «light absorbing protein»

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In bird eyes, suitable radicals are believed to be generated within cryptochrome, a light - absorbing protein that produces an as - yet - unidentified signaling molecule in a quantity determined by the field direction, resulting in an avian magnetic compass.

Our colour vision depends on proteins that contain chromophores — chemicals which absorb different wavelengths of light.

The structure of a protein normally found in the human eye has been altered so that it absorbs a type of red light that we can not normally see.

He recently has focused on a specific skin - barrier protein called filaggrin, which is broken down into a molecule called urocanic acid — the most potent absorber of UVB light in the skin, according to Elias.

Unlike typical bird photoreceptor proteins that change shape when they absorb light energy, cryptochrome generates free electrons when it absorbs light.

The amount of each type of light that is absorbed allows it to precisely determine the levels of protein, moisture, oil and carbohydrate in the grain.

The researchers focused on photoactive yellow protein, a light - absorbing component found in certain bacteria.

Another protein called green fluorescent protein, or GFP, absorbs this light, and through a biophysical process, turns it into a glowing emerald green.

These proteins absorb incoming light, then spit it back out by glowing.