Chlorophyll biosynthesis - a review

Handbook of Photosynthesis, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 37-54

  Schoefs, Benoît ^a   Bertrand, Martine ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420027877     Document Type: Chapter

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