Photoreduction of Protochlorophyllide a to Chlorophyllide a During the Biogenesis of the Photosynthetic Apparatus in Highter Plants

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ISBN: 9781581120974 | 1581120974
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Copyright: 12/1/2000

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This thesis is divided into 4 chapters summarizing this contribution on selected topics related to chlorophyll biosynthesis and biogenesis of the photosynthetic apparatus.

Abbreviations	p. 7
Foreword	p. 9
Formation and organization of the pools of photoactive and nonphotoactive protochlorophyllide a in nonilluminated leaves	p. 18
Introduction	p. 19
On the degree of functional connectivity between nonphotoactive and photoactive protochlorophyllide pools	p. 20
The energy transfer between photoactive Pchlide a	p. 22
The energy transfer between nonphotoactive Pchlide a and photoactive Pchlide a	p. 24
The heterogeneity of the nonphotoactive and photoactive protochlorophyllide a pools	p. 26
The photoactive protochlorophyllide a	p. 28
The nonphotoactive protochlorophyllide a	p. 30
The formation and the accumulation of photoactive protochlorophyllide a during dark-growth	p. 35
Are P638-645 and the photoactive protochlorophyllide a emitting at 652-657 nm in equilibrium?	p. 42
The formation of the first chlorophyllide a molecules	p. 45
Introduction	p. 46
The first products of photoactive protochlorophyllide a photoreduction	p. 48
The fate of the first products is dependent on the tissue developmental stage	p. 51
Can the light-dependent NADPH: protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase have another role than protochlorophyllide a photoreduction?	p. 52
The last step of the chlorophyll formation	p. 54
Toward the determination of the structure of the photoactive protochlorophyllide a	p. 57
Introduction	p. 58
A new method for the preparation of the aggregates of light-dependent NADPH:protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase-protochlorophyllide-NADPH ternary complexes	p. 59
The chlorophyll and carotenoid accumulation during leaf greening	p. 62
Introduction	p. 63
Photoactive protochlorophyllide a reduction in greening and green leaves	p. 64
Chlorophyll and carotenoid accumulation in leaves during the first photoperiod of a diurnal light-dark cycle	p. 65
The light-period	p. 67
The lag phase	p. 67
The fast accumulation phase	p. 72
The saturation phase	p. 73
The dark-period	p. 73
Conclusions	p. 77
Literature cited	p. 80
List of the personal publications cited in this thesis	p. 108
Determination of the size of the unit transfer using the photoreduction kinetic parameters	p. 113
Volume II	p. 118
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Photoreduction of Protochlorophyllide a to Chlorophyllide a During the Biogenesis of the Photosynthetic Apparatus in Highter Plants

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