| Literature DB >> 1429554 |
L Fiedor1, V Rosenbach-Belkin, A Scherz.
Abstract
Chlorophyllase-catalyzed hydrolysis and esterification of chlorophylls, bacteriochlorophylls, and their free acids, respectively, depend on the configuration around the C-13(2) atom of the corresponding substrate. The data suggest that the enzyme interacts preferentially with compounds having the isocyclic carbomethoxy and the C-17 propionic residues facing opposite sides of the porphyrin macrocycle. The relevance of this observation to chlorophyll biosynthesis and degradation in vivo is briefly discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1429554
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biol Chem ISSN: 0021-9258 Impact factor: 5.157