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Overexpression of protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase C regulates oxidative stress in Arabidopsis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Pattanayak Gopal K, Tripathy Baishnab C
Abstract excerpt
Light absorbed by colored intermediates of chlorophyll biosynthesis is not utilized in photosynthesis; instead, it is transferred to molecular oxygen, generating singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)). As there is no enzymatic detoxification mechanism available in plants to destroy (1)O(2), its generation should be minimized. We manipulated the concentration of a major chlorophyll biosynthetic intermediate i.e.,...
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