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Reexamination of chlorophyllase function implies its involvement in defense against chewing herbivores.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2015
Hu Xueyun, Makita Satoru, Schelbert Silvia, Sano Shinsuke, Ochiai Masanori, Tsuchiya Tohru, Hasegawa Shigeaki F, Hörtensteiner Stefan, Tanaka Ayumi, Tanaka Ryouichi
Abstract excerpt
Chlorophyllase (CLH) is a common plant enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of chlorophyll to form chlorophyllide, a more hydrophilic derivative. For more than a century, the biological role of CLH has been controversial, although this enzyme has been often considered to catalyze chlorophyll catabolism during stress-induced chlorophyll breakdown. In this study, we found that the absence of CLH does not affect...
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