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. 1993 Jan;175(2):544–547. doi: 10.1128/jb.175.2.544-547.1993

In vitro ferredoxin-dependent desaturation of fatty acids in cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes.

H Wada 1, H Schmidt 1, E Heinz 1, N Murata 1
PMCID: PMC196170  PMID: 8419301

Abstract

Thylakoid membranes isolated from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803 were capable of desaturating the acyl groups in monogalactosyl diacylglycerol. This desaturation reaction required the reduced form of ferredoxin.

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