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Abstract
Since the first identification of phosphatidylglycerol in Scenedesmus by Benson and Maruo in 1958, researchers have studied many biological functions of this phospholipid. Genetic, biochemical, and structural studies of photosynthetic organisms have revealed that phosphatidylglycerol is crucial to the photosynthetic transport of electrons, the development of chloroplasts, and tolerance to chilling. In this review, we summarize our present understanding of the biochemical and physiological functions of phosphatidylglycerol in cyanobacteria and higher plants.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17634751 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-007-9203-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Photosynth Res ISSN: 0166-8595 Impact factor: 3.573