Origin of the two carbonyl oxygens of bacteriochlorophyll α. Demonstration of two different pathways for the formation of ring E in Rhodobacter sphaeroides and Roseobacter denitrificans, and a common hydratase mechanism for 3-acetyl group formation

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-92

  Porra, Robert J ^a,d   Schäfer, Wolfram ^b   Gad'on, Nasr ^c   Katheder, Ingrid ^a   Drews, Gerhart ^c   Scheer, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

3 Acetyl group formation; Anaerobic cyclization; Bacteriochlorophyll ; Biosynthesis; Isocyclic ring E

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER DENITRIFICANS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; ROSEOBACTER; ROSEOBACTER DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 0029899561     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0085u.x     Document Type: Article

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