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. 1990 Sep;94(1):375–379. doi: 10.1104/pp.94.1.375

Evidence that Isolated Developing Chloroplasts Are Capable of Synthesizing Chlorophyll b from 5-Aminolevulinic Acid 1

Laiqiang Huang 1, Neil E Hoffman 1
PMCID: PMC1077235  PMID: 16667712

Abstract

Developing chloroplasts isolated from cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. var Beit Alpha) cotyledons are capable of incorporating [14C]5-aminolevulinic acid into chlorophyll (Chl) b and Chl a when incubated under photosynthetic illumination. Thin layer chromatography and high pressure liquid chromatography were employed to analyze the pigments. The specific radioactivity in Chl a was over three times higher than that found in Chl b. Both Chl a and b synthesizing activities in organello decayed rapidly at approximately the same rate. We conclude that concomitant synthesis of Chl a/b-binding apoprotein is not required for Chl b synthesis.

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