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Protochlorophyllide reduction - what is new in 2005?

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Abstract

Because the transformation of protochlorophyllide (Pchlide) to chlorophyllide (Chlide) is an irradiation-dependent process, it is at the heart of the photosynthetic membrane biogenesis, turnover, and adaptation to changes of the environment. I review here the new data published during the year 2004 on Pchlide reduction to Chlide.

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Abbreviations

δ-ALA:

δ-aminolevulinic acid

Car:

carotenoid

Chl:

chlorophyll

Chlide:

chlorophyllide

DPOR:

light-independent protochlorophyllide reductase

LPOR:

light-dependent protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase

Pchlide:

protochlorophyllide

PLB:

prolamellar body

PS:

photosystem

WT:

wild type

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Schoefs, B. Protochlorophyllide reduction - what is new in 2005?. Photosynthetica 43, 329–343 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-005-0056-4

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