Update on the biochemistry of chlorophyll breakdown

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 505-517

  Hörtensteiner, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll breakdown; Chlorophyll catabolites; Detoxification; Fruit ripening; Leaf senescence

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; OXYGENASE; PHEIDE A OXYGENASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

BIOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; OXYGENASES; PLANT PROTEINS;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 84881078224     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-012-9940-z     Document Type: Review

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