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- noun A
switch that is activated bylight - noun biochemistry A
compound whose structure is changed, and whose function is activated by light
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Examples
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This tiny worm became temporarily paralyzed when scientists fed it a light-sensitive material, or "photoswitch," and then exposed it to ultraviolet light.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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By using intravital imaging, the researchers developed a "photoswitch" to mark cancer cells of their choosing within a tumour and study how these tumour cells in mice move in their surrounding tissue.
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One such protein, the glutamate receptor, has been put under the control of a photoswitch and introduced into the retinas of mice.
And Tomorrow's Winners Will Be... Chris Gay 2010
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The photoswitch turns the glutamate receptor on or off by changing its shape depending on the wavelength of light used — a technique that's been shown to induce light sensitivity in blind mice.
And Tomorrow's Winners Will Be... Chris Gay 2010
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The JACS report describes development and successful testing of a photoswitch composed of the light-sensitive material, dithienylethene.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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The JACS report describes development and successful testing of a photoswitch composed of the light-sensitive material, dithienylethene.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The material known as dithienylethene was used in the new investigation, to set the basis for the photoswitch.
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However, the structure / functional basis of the phytochrome photoswitch is still unclear.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences current issue L.-O. Essen 2008
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