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In Vitro Ferredoxin-dependent Desaturation of Fatty Acids in Cyanobacterial Thylakoid Membranes

Overview
Journal J Bacteriol
Publisher American Society for Microbiology
Specialty Microbiology
Date 1993 Jan 1
PMID 8419301
Citations 21
Authors
H Wada
H Schmidt
E Heinz
N Murata
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Abstract

Thylakoid membranes isolated from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803 were capable of desaturating the acyl groups in monogalactosyl diacylglycerol. This desaturation reaction required the reduced form of ferredoxin.

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