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CHLOROPHYLL DEGRADATION
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Although the loss of green color in senescent leaves and ripening fruits is a spectacular natural phenomenon, research on chlorophyll breakdown has been largely neglected until recently. This review summarizes knowledge about the fate of chlorophyll in degreening tissues that has been gained during the past few years. Structures of end- and intermediary products of degradation as well as the biochemistry of the porphyrin-cleaving reaction have been elucidated. The intracellular localization of the catabolic pathway is particularly important in the regulation of chlorophyll breakdown. None of the genes encoding the related catabolic enzymes has so far been isolated, which makes chlorophyll degradation an area of opportunity for future research.
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- Authors
- Matile, P., Hörtensteiner, S., & Thomas, H.
- Affiliations
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Aberystwyth University (GB)
- Venue
- Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 1999-06
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 67-95
- ISSN
- 1040-2519 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4247169028
- Cited by
- 515
- References
- 158
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 28 · 2016: 25 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 27 · 2013: 23 · 2012: 25
- FWCI
- 5.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
- Keywords
- chlorophyll degradation, degreening, senescence, fruit ripening, subcellular localization, catabolic enzymes, gene isolation
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