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chlorophyll biosynthetic process

Known as: chlorophyll biosynthesis, chlorophyll formation, chlorophyll synthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of chlorophyll, any compound of magnesium complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring… 
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Porphyrins Promote the Association of GENOMES UNCOUPLED 4 and a Mg-chelatase Subunit with Chloroplast Membranes*
In plants, chlorophylls and other tetrapyrroles are synthesized from a branched pathway that is located within chloroplasts. GUN4… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Manganese toxicity to chlorophyll synthesis in tobacco callus.
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) pith explants were grown on manganese containing medium. At moderate concentration (10 millimolar… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Events surrounding the early development of Euglena chloroplasts: cellular origins of chloroplast enzymes in euglena.
SUMMARY: During chloroplast development, the large increases in ribulose diphosphate carboxylase (RUDPCase) activity and… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Development of enzymes in the cotyledons of watermelon seedlings.
Changes in hypocotyl length, cotyledon weight, lipid content, chlorophyll content, and capacity for photosynthesis have been… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Changes in Sterol Composition during Greening of Etiolated Barley Shoots.
THE FOLLOWING STEROLS WERE IDENTIFIED IN BARLEY SHOOTS: stigmasterol, beta-sitosterol, campesterol, and cholesterol. The total… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Interactions of lipoidal materials and a pyridazinone inhibitor of chloroplast development.
Formation of chloroplast pigments was inhibited, and free fatty acids accumulated in mustard (Brassica juncea [L.] Coss… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Controls on chlorophyll synthesis in barley.
In 7- to 10-day-old leaves of etiolated barley (Hordeum vulgare), all of the enzymes that convert delta-aminolevulinic acid to… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Control of chlorophyll production in rapidly greening bean leaves.
The possible involvement of nucleic acid and protein synthesis in light-regulated chlorophyll formation by rapidly greening… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Magnesium protoporphyrin monoester and protoporphyrin monomethyl ester in chlorophyll biosynthesis.
Highly Cited
1933
Highly Cited
1933
QUANTITATIVE RELATION BETWEEN CHLOROPHYLL AND IRON IN GREEN AND CHLOROTIC PEAR LEAVES.
Lime-induced chlorosis is known to be curable by iron, and for this reason is attributed to iron deficiency. Chlorotic leaves… 
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