The Effect of Circularly Polarized Light on the Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll <i>a</i> Synthesis of Certain Marine Algae1

G. C. McLEOD

doi:10.1002/lno.1957.2.4.0360

The Effect of Circularly Polarized Light on the Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll <i>a</i> Synthesis of Certain Marine Algae1

G. C. McLEOD

説明

<jats:p>The net photosynthesis and chlorophyll a synthesis of certain marine algae show a gradation in response to various types of polarized light. Right circularly polarized light increases the net photosynthesis and chlorophyll a synthesis as compared with light through neutral density filters, whereas the effect is reversed with left circularly polarized light. This suggests that the receptor pigments are anisotropic and exhibit circular dichroism.</jats:p>