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Conversion of chlorophyll b to chlorophyll a precedes magnesium dechelation for protection against necrosis in Arabidopsis.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Nov 2012
Shimoda Yousuke, Ito Hisashi, Tanaka Ayumi
Abstract excerpt
Chlorophyll is a deleterious molecule that generates reactive oxygen species and must be converted to nontoxic molecules during plant senescence. The degradation pathway of chlorophyll a has been determined; however, that of chlorophyll b is poorly understood, and multiple pathways of chlorophyll b degradation have been proposed. In this study, we found that chlorophyll b is degraded by a single pathway, and...
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