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chlorophyll a biosynthetic process

Known as: chlorophyll a synthesis, chlorophyll a biosynthesis, chlorophyll a anabolism 
The chemical reactions and pathways leading to the formation of chlorophyll a. [CHEBI:18230, GOC:mah]
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2017
2017
LIL 3 , a Light-Harvesting Complex Protein , Links Terpenoid and Tetrapyrrole Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana 1 [ OPEN ]
The LIL3 protein of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) belongs to the light-harvesting complex (LHC) protein family, which also… 
2016
2016
The role of psbA1 in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under low-oxygen conditions
The transcriptional response of the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to low-oxygen conditions includes the up… 
2009
2009
Action Spectra of Chlorophyll a Biosynthesis in Cyanobacteria: Dark-Operative Protochlorophyllide Oxidoreductase-Deficient Mutants
Both light-dependent and light-independent (dark) protochlorophyllide (Pchlide) reductase account for catalyzing the reduction of… 
2004
2004
The capacity of chlorophyll-a biosynthesis in the mustard seedling cotyledons as modulated by phytochrome and circadian rhythmicity
Within the temporal pattern of “primary differentiation” the capacity of chlorophyll — a biosynthesis in the cotyledons ofSinapis… 
1998
1998
Chlorophyll alpha synthesis upon interruption and deletion of por coding for the light-dependent NADPH: protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase in a photosystem-I-less/chlL- strain of Synechocystis sp…
The gene coding for the light-dependent NADPH:protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (POR) was interrupted or deleted in a… 
1995
1995
Light-dependent chlorophyll a biosynthesis upon chlL deletion in wild-type and photosystem I-less strains of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Part of the chlL gene encoding a component involved in light-independent protochlorophyllide reduction was deleted in wild type… 
1988
1988
[Control of chlorophyll a synthesis by phytochrome and cryptochrome in the red alga Corallina elongata Ellis et Soland].
Chlorophyll a synthesis in the red alga Corallina elongata is controlled by phytochrome and by a specific blue light… 
1982
1982
The effect of N-methylprotoporphyrin IX on the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments in Cyanidium caldarium. Further evidence for the role of haem in the biosynthesis of plant billins.
N-Methylprotoporphyrin IX strongly inhibits synthesis of phycocyanobilin, but not chlorophyll a, in the dark. In the light, both… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The effect of light on the biosynthesis of the light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein
The effect of light on the biosynthesis of the light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein (LHCP) is investigated in wild-type… 
1963
1963
Chlorophyll a Appearance in the Dark in Higher Plants: Analytical Notes
The increase in the ratio [chlorophyll a]/[chlorophyll b] which occurs in expanding bean leaves in the dark, is a result of… 
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