light reaction in English

noun
1
the reaction of something, especially the iris of the eye, to different intensities of light.
The investigator simply has to set the parameter representing the light reaction activity to zero, and recalculate the steady-state.
2
the reaction that occurs as the first phase of photosynthesis, in which energy in the form of light is absorbed and converted to chemical energy in the form of ATP.
Two proteins may participate in the light reaction .

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1. The chemiluminescence quantum yields of the lucigenin light reaction in didodecyldimethylammonium bromide lamelar aggregates are affected by the presence of vitamins C and P.

2. The chemiluminescence quantum yields of the lucigenin light reaction in 10−2M didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) lamelar aggregates are affected by the presence of estrone and 17 α-ethynylestradiol.

3. The quantum yields of the lucigenin light reaction in didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) are affected by the presence of Mg(OH)2; a 35% increase is observed in lamellar and a 65% increase in vesicular aggregates.