Molecular localisation of ferrochelatase in higher plant chloroplasts

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-37

  Roper, Jennifer M ^a   Smith, Alison G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Branch point enzyme; Ferrochelatase; In vitro chloroplast import; Tetrapyrrole synthesis

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHLOROPLAST; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FLUOROGRAPHY; HIGHER PLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; IRON CHELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; THYLAKOID; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE;

EID: 0031007284     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00032.x     Document Type: Article

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