title: Biosynthesis of chlorophyll from protochlorophyll(ide) in green plant leaves.
abstract: Using spectral methods, the biosynthesis of protochlorophyll(ide) and chlorophyll(ide) in green plant leaves was studied. The main chlorophyll precursors in the green leaves (as in etiolated leaves) were photoactive photocholorophyll(ide) forms Pchl(ide)655/650(448) and Pchl(ide)653/648(440). The contributions into Chl biosynthesis of the shorter-wavelength precursor forms, which were accumulated in darkened green leaves as well, were completely absent (of Pchl(ide) 633/628(440)) or insignificant (of Pchl(ide) 642/635(444)).
authors.affiliation: School of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119899, Russia. lsatina@psychology.ru
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Ignatov
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Litvin
mesh_terms: D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D031584:Hibiscus / Q000378:metabolism; D001467:Hordeum / Q000378:metabolism; D018532:Pisum sativum / Q000378:metabolism; D027805:Phaseolus / Q000378:metabolism; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism*; D011521:Protochlorophyllide / Q000378:metabolism*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D003313:Zea mays / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002734:Chlorophyll; C016083:protochlorophyll; D011521:Protochlorophyllide