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Effect of Light and Protein Crosslinkers on the Ultrastructure of Isolated Etioplast Membranes

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Protochlorophyllide Reduction and Greening

Part of the book series: Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology ((AABI,volume 8))

Abstract

The growth of higher plants in darkness — etiolation- prevents the achievement of chlorophyll biosynthesis as well as the complete development of proplastids into chloroplasts.

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Abbreviations

BSA:

bovin serum albumine

Chl:

chlorophyll

Chlide:

chlorophyllide

DMS:

dimethylsuberimidate

GA:

glutaraldehyde

KD:

kilodalton

PChl(ide):

protochlorophylle and/or protochlorophyllide

PLBs:

prolamellar bodies

PTs:

prothylakoids

tris:

tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethan

Px-y :

pigment-protein complex, x refers to the fluorescence emission maximum at 77k and y to the red absorption maximum at 77Kt

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Surin, C., Sironval, C. (1984). Effect of Light and Protein Crosslinkers on the Ultrastructure of Isolated Etioplast Membranes. In: Sironval, C., Brouers, M. (eds) Protochlorophyllide Reduction and Greening. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6143-2_23

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