title: Biosynthesis of chlorophyll b.
abstract: Using [14C]chlorophyll a derived from a mutant of wheat lacking chlorophyll b, spinach thylakoids from very young leaves and cucumber thylakoids of irradiated, etiolated cotyledons convert chlorophyll a to b with apparent yields of 19% and 5%, respectively.
mesh_terms: D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000378:metabolism*; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000378:metabolism; D003624:Darkness; D009154:Mutation; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010944:Plants / Q000528:radiation effects; D014908:Triticum
chemical_list: D002734:Chlorophyll