… Chlorophyll (Chl) synthase catalyzes esterification of chlorophyllide to complete the last step
of Chl biosynthesis. Although the Chl synthases and the corresponding genes from various …

… esterification of various chlorophyllides with geranylgeranyl diphosphate was investigated as
catalyzed by the enzyme chlorophyll … The following chlorophyllides were prepared from the …

… and nuclear encoded chlorophyll apoproteins are required. Assembly of chlorophyll protein
… I wish to concentrate upon the esterification of chlorophyll ide at first which connects the …

… esterification with phytol. Other spectroscopically distinct intermediates in chlorophyllide and
chlorophyll formation have been reported and alternative mechanisms have been proposed…

… (mono/dicarboxylic) biosynthetic branch, while protochlorophyllide ester is formed via a
fully esterified (neutral) biosynthetic branch. The two biosynthetic branches are linked together …

… the chlorophyll a molecules are specifically oriented is ascribed to the multiplicity of chlorophyll
biosynthetic … to the fully esterified MV Chl a biosynthetic route, the fully esterified DV Chl a …

… biosynthesis comprise the formation of chlorophyllide (Chlide) a from protochlorophyllide
(PChlide) a, the oxygenation of Chlide a to Chlide b, the esterification … chlorophyll biosynthesis. …

… is esterified with a higher alcohol, phytol. For light harvesting higher plants use an additional
form of chlorophyll, chlorophyll b … to chlorophyllide and extensive chlorophyll synthesis and …

… esterification proceeds with similar kinetics as the Shibata shift. We propose that the fast
esterification of only part of total chlorophyllide … restricted capacity of the esterifying system. The …

… Esterification of Chlorophyllide a After the phototransformation, the propionic acid in position
7 of chlorophyllide is esterified to give chlorophyll a. The alcohol found in this ester linkage …