Various Metallopheophorbides as Substrates for Chlorophyll Synthetase
1992 ◽
Vol 47
(3-4)
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pp. 231-238
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Abstract Pheophorbide a was prepared from a mixture of chlorophylls a and b by differential extraction with HCl and saponification. The insertion of the following metal ions was investigated: Mg, Zn, Co, Cu, Ni. In the enzyme test with chlorophyll synthetase, the metallopheophorbides fall into two categories: the Mg- and Zn-complexes are good substrates, the Co-, Cu- and Ni-complexes are neither substrates nor competitive inhibitors for the enzyme reaction. This corresponds to two categories of complex structures: Mg- and Zn-porphyrins prefer pentacoordinate square-pyramidal structures, Co-, Cu- and Ni-porphyrins prefer tetracoordinate square-planar structures. A model for substrate binding to chlorophyll synthetase is proposed.
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2003 ◽
Vol 372
(1-2)
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pp. 249-254
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2003 ◽
Vol 16
(6)
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pp. 391-396
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