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The enigmatic loss of light‐independent chlorophyll biosynthesis from an Antarctic green alga in a light‐limited environment
Author(s) -
Cvetkovska Marina,
Orgnero Shane,
Hüner Norman P. A.,
Smith David Roy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/nph.15623
Subject(s) - protochlorophyllide , anoxygenic photosynthesis , photosynthesis , chloroplast , chlorophyll , biology , cyanobacteria , botany , phototroph , biochemistry , gene , bacteria , genetics
Chlorophyll production is a complicated, multifaceted process. Indeed, the cyanobacterial progenitor of chloroplasts bestowed eukaryotic plants and algae with two distinct nonhomologous enzymes for reducing protochlorophyllide to chlorophyllide (the penultimate step of chlorophyll a biosynthesis): light-dependent (LPOR) and light-independent protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (DPOR) (Armstrong, 1998; Fujita & Bauer, 2003; Reinbothe et al., 2010). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.