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Chlorophyll synthase

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chlorophyll synthase
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EC no.2.5.1.62
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In enzymology, chlorophyll synthase (EC 2.5.1.62) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

chlorophyllide a + phytyl diphosphate chlorophyll a + diphosphate

The two substrates of this enzyme are chlorophyllide a and phytyl diphosphate; its two products are chlorophyll a and diphosphate. The same enzyme can act on chlorophyllide b to form chlorophyll b and similarly for chlorophyll d and f.[1]

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring aryl or alkyl groups other than methyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is chlorophyllide-a:phytyl-diphosphate phytyltransferase. This reaction is the final step of the complete biosynthetic pathway to chlorophylls from glutamic acid.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ Tsuzuki Y, Tsukatani Y, Yamakawa H, Itoh S, Fujita Y, Yamamoto H (March 2022). "Effects of Light and Oxygen on Chlorophyll d Biosynthesis in a Marine Cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina". Plants. 11 (7): 915. doi:10.3390/plants11070915. PMC 9003380. PMID 35406896.
  2. ^ Willows RD (June 2003). "Biosynthesis of chlorophylls from protoporphyrin IX". Natural Product Reports. 20 (3): 327–341. doi:10.1039/B110549N. PMID 12828371.
  3. ^ Bollivar DW (November 2006). "Recent advances in chlorophyll biosynthesis". Photosynthesis Research. 90 (2): 173–194. doi:10.1007/s11120-006-9076-6. PMID 17370354. S2CID 23808539.

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