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. 1968 Jan;43(1):66–68. doi: 10.1104/pp.43.1.66

Protochlorophyllide Resynthesis in Dark-Grown Bean Leaves 1

G A Akoyunoglou a,2, H W Siegelman a
PMCID: PMC396011  PMID: 16656738

Abstract

The protochlorophyllide content of dark-grown bean leaves was determined at various ages. It was detectable the second day after germination and reached a maximum on about the tenth day.

The resynthesis of protochlorophyllide following a single irradiation and the rate of the 685 to 673 mμ shift of the newly formed chlorophyll was examined. Leaves up to 5-days old show no lag phase in protochlorophyllide resynthesis. By the sixth day, a lag phase is evident which increases with age. The rate of the 685 to 673 mμ shift is similarly age dependent.

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