title: A simple model describing the kinetics of the xanthophyll cycle.
abstract: A new kinetic model of the xanthophyll cycle is proposed. The model is based on the assumption that the light-dependent interconversion of the so-called available and unavailable violaxanthin constitutes the rate-limiting process of the cycle at intermediate, non-saturating light intensities. This assumption, together with the known properties of violaxanthin de-epoxidase, explains all specific features of the experimental facts.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sielewiesiuk
authors.forename: W I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Gruszecki
mesh_terms: D002338:Carotenoids / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D002736:Chloroplasts; D003198:Computer Simulation; D007700:Kinetics; D014975:Lutein / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D024341:Xanthophylls; D065146:Zeaxanthins; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D024341:Xanthophylls; D065146:Zeaxanthins; D019207:beta Carotene; D002338:Carotenoids; C005613:violaxanthin; D014975:Lutein