I just stumbled across a couple of articles that may help explain light-bleaching.
The first appeared in Plant Physiology, which is published by the American Society of Plant Biologists.
The second appeared in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
I just thought I'd share, lol.
The first appeared in Plant Physiology, which is published by the American Society of Plant Biologists.
Non-Photochemical Quenching. A Response to Excess Light EnergyPlant Physiology said:Established in 1926, Plant Physiology® is an international journal devoted to physiology, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, biophysics, and environmental biology of plants. Plant Physiology® is one of the world's oldest and most well-respected plant science journals.
The second appeared in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja01245a052JACS said:The Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), founded in 1879, is the flagship journal of the American Chemical Society and the world's preeminent journal in all of chemistry and interfacing areas of science. This periodical is devoted to the publication of fundamental research papers and publishes approximately 19,000 pages of Articles, Communications, and Perspectives a year. Published weekly, JACS provides research essential to the field of chemistry.
I just thought I'd share, lol.