• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.16 no.9
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• pp.1441-1447
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• 2006

The light perception and phototransformation of phytochromes are the first process of the phytochrome-mediated light signal transduction. The chromophore ligation and its photochromism of various site-specific and deletion mutants of pea phytochrome A and bacterial phytochrome-like protein (Cph1) were analyzed in vitro. Serial truncation mutants from the N-terminus and C-terminus indicated that the minimal N-terminal domain for the chromophore ligation spans from the residue 78 to 399 of pea phytochrome A. Site-specific mutants indicated that several residues are critical for the chromophore ligation and/or photochromism. Histidine-324 appears to serve as an anchimeric residue for photochromism through its H-bonding function. Isoleucine-80 and arginine-383 playa critical role for the chromophore ligation and photochromism. Arginine-383 is presumably involved in the stabilization of the Pfr form of pea phytochrome A. Apparently, the amphiphilic ${\alpha}$-helix centered around the residue-391 is in the chromophore pocket and critical for the chromophore ligation.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.1-5
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• 1991

Cationic azo dyes were synthesized by coupling aniline and its derivatives with 2,4-dimethyl imidazole as a coupler, and their photochromic behavior was investigated. The dyes exhibited little photochromism on wool, but to a considerable degree on Dacron T92(anionic modified polyester), the photochromism being prominent for the dye with electron-releasing substituent on diazo component. Little photochromism on wool can be attributed to a decreased mobility of dye by the various interactions between the dye and wool molecules, which interferes the cis-trans isomeriation of dye. On Dacron T92 there can not be any obstacle for the cis-trans isomerization of dye, hence reversible color change may occur. The electron-releasing substituent on diazo component may be helpful for the photochromism of dye by increasing the n-electron density of phenyl ring, which can stabilize the cis-form of the dye by the interaction with the positive charge of imidazole ring.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.59-64
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• 2003

To Photochoromic lens light irradiation side darkening status and fading status photo-transmittance decrease. If remove light irradiation, get into fading state and photo-transmittance has reversibility process that get back originally in state. Get CIE $L^*a^*b^*$ relationship colorimetric using darkening in Photochoromic lens and at fading process. Photochromism's spectrophotometer that produce itself. Darkening and fading state colorimetric ($a^*-b^*$) linear be curvy, and is gradidnt of (-) value. And change lineally. The colorimetric transfer amount is Blue ${\rightarrow}$ Yellow, Red ${\rightarrow}$ Green form. Colorimetric is low $b^*$ value than darkning state in fading state, and Photochromism's coodination transfer moves on the contrary with darkning state, photochoromism relationship estimation method about photochoromic lens can use by colorimetric difference about darkening and fading.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.131-133
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• 2000

A Styrene-derived polymer having pendent phenoxyanthraquinones for photochromism was prepared by AIBN-initiated radical polymerization. Syntgesus of the monomers was straightforward and the polymer was obtained in 65% yield. Photoinduced rearrangement from the “trans” quinone forms to the “ana” quinone forms readily occurred both in solution and in film when the polymer was irradiated with UV light.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.441-445
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• 2003

We synthesized three copolymers bearing photochromic spiropyran dye and chalcone moiety in the side chain for studying the dynamic properties of their photochromism. They contain methacrylate-spiropyran (MAspiropyran) and methacrylate-chalcone (MA-chalcone) with the different concentration. The photosensitivity of the newly synthesized copolymers was investigated by using UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. We observed photodimerization and photochromic behavior under UV irradiation at the same time. The effect of photocrosslink on the rate and stability of photochromism in three copolymers was considered in this study. This study might be helpful to design photochromic materials for irreversible optical memory by virtue of photocrosslinking reaction.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.180-186
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• 2005

A novel bifunctional dye composed of spirobenzopyran and a cinnamoyl moiety was prepared and its photochromic behavior under the illumination of monochromatic UV light was investigated. This colorless bifunctional dye exhibits typical photochromism in both the film and in solution, through the structural and geometrical transformation from spirobenzopyran to merocyanine accompanied by a photocrosslinking reaction between the cinnamoyl moieties. Two kinds of photochemical reaction were selectively achieved by irradiation with monochromatic UV light at wavelengths of 275 and 365 nm, respectively. The effect of the selective photochemical reaction on the photochromism of the dye and its decaying behavior was investigated.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.827-832
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• 2008

A new diarylethene compound with donor and acceptor substituent was synthesized from 2,3-bis(2-methylbenzo[b]thiophene-3-yl)hexafluorocyclopentene (BTF) over 5 steps. The donor-acceptor structured BTF compound (TBTFE) showed spectral change to a longer wavelength through photochromism with a high cyclization quantum yield (0.56). The 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (T) and carboethoxy (E) groups directly connected to BTF unit promoted electrical change accompanied with the photoisomerization of the BTF unit. Photo-induced electrical switching was achieved from a photocell containing TBTFE doped polymer film, which showed reversible and stable current change over repeated cycles by the alternative UV/Vis irradiation, as estimated by the I-V plot.

• Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.07a
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• pp.83-96
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• 1998

The plant pigment proteins phytochromes are a molecular light sensor or switch for photomorphogenesis involving a variety of growth and developmental responses of plants to red and far-red wavelength light. Underscoring the photomorphogenesis mediated by phytochromes is the light signal transduction at molecular and cellular levels. For example, a number of genes activated by the phytochrome-mediated signal transduction cascade have been identified and characterized, especially in Arabidopsis thaliana. The light sensor/switch function of phytochromes are based on photochromism of the covalently linked tetrapyrrole chromophore between the two photoreversible forms, Pr and Pfr. The photochromism of phytochromes involves photoisomerization of the tetrapyrrole chromophore. The "photosensor" Pr-form ("switch off" conformation) of phytochromes strongly absorbs 660 nm red light, whereas the "switch on" Pfr-conformation preferentially absorbs 730 nm far-red light. The latter is generally considered to be responsible for eliciting transduction cascades of the red light signal for various responses of plants to red light including positive or negative expression of light-responsive genes in plant nuclei and chloroplasts. In this paper, we discuss the structure-function of phytochromes in plant growth and development, with a few examples of biotechnological implications.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.169-174
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• 2002

Make Photochromic lens Photochromism estimation method, and gouge photochromic lens and investigated UV light source to apply. UV light source irradiation ago and after wavelength dependence of photo-transmittance (T%) of darkening and fading state by do optical equipment which is consisted of spectrophotometer, light source, power meter and detecter. Use relative ratio value of maximum $T%{\times}{\lambda}$ area and saturated state area in light off. Dependences estimation introduced darkening efficiency $(K_d)=(1-C_1/A_1)/t_{on}$ relationship value course fading efficiency$(K_f)=(C_2/A_2)/t_{on}$ value during Photochromism's irradiation time in Photochromic lens. Wavelength dependence of transmittance (T%) has form of $T_m+T_1{\exp}[-(x_0-t)/a]$ in Darkening course fading state. Can receive each estimation parameter value as result that apply Photochromism's estimation parameter Z, $K_d$, $K_f$ in Photochromic lens.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.117-121
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• 2001

Liquid crystalline spiroxazine derivatives have been synthesized. The spiroxazines obtained were characterized by H-NMR, IR spectroscopy, UV and GC-MS.