Pigment-free NADPH:protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase from Avena sativa L. Purification and substrate specificity

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 265, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 862-874

  Klement, Harald ^a   Helfrich, Michael ^a   Oster, Ulrike ^a   Schoch, Siegrid ^a   Rüdiger, Wolfhart ^a,b  

^a Botanisches Inst Ludwig M   (Germany)

^b Botanisches Institut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficient; Chlorophyll biosynthesis; Enzyme kinetics; Protochlorophyllides; Zinc pheophorbides

Indexed keywords

AVENIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AVENA SATIVA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; KINETICS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033231384     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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