Protochlorophyllide reductase. III: Synthesis of a protochlorophyllide-dihydroflavin complex. Academic Article

abstract

• A mild and efficient method of linking a dihydroflavin to the C-17 carboyxlic acid side chain of protochlorophyllide, without degradation of the sensitive E ring or loss of magnesium, is described. The appended dihydroflavin was shown to quench the fluorescence of protochlorophyllide. In contrast, a dihydronicotinamide moiety was unable to effect fluorescence quenching. the relevance of these findings to a possible mechanism of action of the enzyme protochlorophyllide reductase is discussed.

authors

• Begley, Tadhg

published proceedings

• Photochem Photobiol

author list (cited authors)

• Nayar, P., & Begley, T. P.

citation count

• 8

complete list of authors

• Nayar, P||Begley, TP

publication date

• January 1996

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Photochemistry and Photobiology  Journal

keywords

• Flavins
• Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
• Oxidoreductases
• Oxidoreductases Acting On Ch-ch Group Donors
• Photochemistry
• Protochlorophyllide
• Spectrometry, Fluorescence
• Thermodynamics

PubMed Central ID

• 8577861

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1996.tb02998.x

start page

• 100

end page

• 105

volume

• 63

issue

• 1

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%2Fj.1751-1097.1996.tb02998.x