Chlorophyll α synthesis upon interruption and deletion of por coding for the light-dependent NADPH:protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase in a photosystem-I-less/chL- strain of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 161-172

  He, Qingfang ^a   Brune, Daniel ^a   Nieman, Ronald ^a   Vermaas, Wim ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll synthesis; Mutagenesis; Photosystem II; Protochlorophyll; Protochlorphyllide reductase

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DELETION MUTANT; MUTAGENESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0032054667     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2530161.x     Document Type: Article

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