Summary
A pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase which could facilitate the transfer of hydrogen between chloroplastic and non-chloroplastic pools of pyridine nucleotides, was found to be present in Chlorella pyrenoidosa.
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Chopowick, R., Israelstam, G.F. Pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase from Chlorella . Planta 101, 171–173 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387628
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