Recent advances in chlorophyll biosynthesis

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Bollivar, David W ^a,b  

^a ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriochlorophyll a; Chlorophyll a; Chlorophyll biosynthesis; Chlorophyll synthase; Mg chelatase; Mg protoporphyrin IX; Mg protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase; Mg protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester; Protochlorophyllide; Vinyl reductase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; CHLOROPHYLL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 33846418769     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-006-9076-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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