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. 2002;74(2):187-93.
doi: 10.1023/A:1020959610952.

Biosynthesis of chlorophyll b and the chlorophyll cycle

W Rüdiger  1
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Biosynthesis of chlorophyll b and the chlorophyll cycle

W Rüdiger. Photosynth Res. 2002.

Abstract

Recent progress in the knowledge of chlorophyll b biosynthesis from chlorophyllide a and reduction of chlorophyll b to chlorophyll a is described. The minireview includes a description of the enzymes involved in these reactions and, where appropriate, of the genes encoding these enzymes. The possible physiological role of the mutual transformation of chlorophylls a and b (chlorophyll cycle) and the evolution of chlorophyll b formation are discussed.

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