Chlorophyll(ide)_b_reductase

Chlorophyll(ide) <i>b</i> reductase

Chlorophyll(ide) b reductase

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Chlorophyll(ide) b reductase (EC 1.1.1.294), chlorophyll b reductase, Chl b reductase) is an enzyme with systematic name 71-hydroxychlorophyllide-a:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase.[1][2][3][4][5] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

71-hydroxychlorophyllide a + NAD(P)+ chlorophyllide b + NAD(P)H + H+
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This enzyme carries out the first step in the conversion of chlorophyll b to chlorophyll a. It is involved in chlorophyll degradation, which occurs during leaf senescence, and it also forms part of the chlorophyll cycle, which interconverts chlorophyll a and b in response to changing light conditions.

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