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The Chl a Carboxylic Biosynthetic Routes: (Photo) Conversion of Protochlorophyllides (Pchlides) a to Chlorophyllide (Chlide) a

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DV and MV Chlides a are the main immediate precursors of Chl a. They are formed via multiple light-dependent and light-independent biosynthetic routes from Pchlide a. In all cases, the reaction involves reduction of the double bond at position 7–8 of the macrocycle by addition of two trans-hydrogens. Most of the investigations of the photoreduction of Pchlide a have dealt with transformable long wavelength Pchlide a-HochromeE650 F657 (t-LW-Pchlide a-H (E650 F657). The latter is a ternary complex of Pchlide a, NADPH and Pchlide a oxidoreductase, a shuttling photoenzyme (Fig. 9.1).

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Rebeiz, C.A. (2014). The Chl a Carboxylic Biosynthetic Routes: (Photo) Conversion of Protochlorophyllides (Pchlides) a to Chlorophyllide (Chlide) a . In: Chlorophyll Biosynthesis and Technological Applications. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7134-5_9

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