Tobacco Mg protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase is involved in inverse activation of Mg porphyrin and protoheme synthesis

Plant Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 282-290

  Alawady, Ali E ^a   Grimm, Bernhard ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Chloroplast development; Photosynthesis; Plastid signalling; Tetrapyrrole

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; METABOLISM; RNA;

CHELATASES; PROTOPORPHYRINS; SYNTHESIS RATE; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

TOBACCO;

CHLOROPHYLL; HEME; LYASE; MAGNESIUM CHELATASE; MAGNESIUM PROTOPORPHYRIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; MAGNESIUM-PROTOPORPHYRIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTOPORPHYRIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN MAGNESIUM; TETRAPYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; TOBACCO; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CHLOROPHYLL; GENE EXPRESSION; HEME; LYASES; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTOPORPHYRINS; TETRAPYRROLES; TOBACCO; TRANSGENES;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; METABOLISM; NUCLEIC ACIDS; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 12844280123     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02291.x     Document Type: Article

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