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Studies of chlorophyll biosynthesis in Russia

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History of the studies of chlorophyll biosynthesis by Russian and Byelorussian scientists starting from those by Kliment Timiriazeff (also spelled as Timiriazev) and Nikolay ( also spelled as Nikolai) Monteverde (late 19th century) to the present time are summarized here.

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Belyaeva, O.B. Studies of chlorophyll biosynthesis in Russia. Photosynthesis Research 76, 405–411 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024951212053

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