Photosynthetica 1999, 36(1):253-258 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1007003828193

Chloroplast Biogenesis 82: Development of a Cell-free System Capable of the Net Synthesis of Chlorophyll(ide) b

V. Kolossov1, I.M. Ioannides1, S. Kulur1, C.A. Rebeiz1
1 Laboratory of Plant Pigment Biochemistry and Photobiology, NRES, 240 A ERML, Urbana, USA

Recent experimental evidence (see part 80) suggests that the chlorophyll (Chl) b pathway is biosynthetically heterogeneous. The dissection of this biosynthetic heterogeneity requires the availability of a cell-free system capable of the net synthesis of Chl(ide) a and b. The development of such a system is described.

Additional key words: 5-aminolevulinic acid; Cucumis; etiochloroplast; tetrapyrroles

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Kolossov, V., Ioannides, I.M., Kulur, S., & Rebeiz, C.A. (1999). Chloroplast Biogenesis 82: Development of a Cell-free System Capable of the Net Synthesis of Chlorophyll(ide) b. Photosynthetica, 36(1-2), 253-258. doi: 10.1023/A:1007003828193
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