Chlorophyll-a degradation during cellular senescence and death

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1233-1251

  Louda, J William ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Liu, Lei ^a   Winfree, M Nancy ^a   Baker, Earl W ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal senescence; Chlorophyll degradation; Chlorophyllide; Organic diagenesis; Pheophytin; Phephorbide; Purpurin 18; Pyropheophorbide a

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLLASE; CHLOROPHYLLIDE; DIAGENESIS; PHEOPHORBIDE; PHEOPHYTIN; PYROPHEOPHORBIDE;

BIODEGRADATION; CELL DEATH; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLONE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMIC DEGRADATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERISM; OXIDATION; PHEOPHYTIN A; SENESCENCE;

ALGAE; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; ISOMERS; OXIDATION;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL A;

EID: 0032216322     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00186-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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