Protochlorophyllide reductase III: Synthesis of a protochlorophyllide- dihydroflavin complex

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 100-105

  Nayar, Parmesh ^a   Begley, Tadhg P ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE; PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE REDUCTASE; RIBOFLAVIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

FLAVINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030019294     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1996.tb02998.x     Document Type: Article

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