Functional differentiation of two analogous coproporphyrinogen iii oxidases for heme and chlorophyll biosynthesis pathways in the cyanobacterium synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 650-663

  Goto, Takeaki ^a   Aoki, Rina ^a   Minamizaki, Kei ^a   Fujita, Yuichi ^a,b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Coproporphyrinogen III oxidase; Cyanobacteria; HemF; HemN; Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLOROPHYLL; COPROPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; HEME;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLOROPHYLL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COPROPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; HEME; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 77952916829     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcq023     Document Type: Article

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