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EC 1.17.7.2 Details
EC number
1.17.7.2
Accepted name
7-hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a reductase
Reaction
chlorophyll a + H2O + 2 oxidized ferredoxin = 71-hydroxychlorophyll a + 2 reduced ferredoxin + 2 H+
Other name(s)
HCAR, 71-hydroxychlorophyll-a:ferredoxin oxidoreductase
Systematic name
chlorophyll-a:ferredoxin oxidoreductase
Comment
Contains FAD and an iron-sulfur center. This enzyme, which is present in plant chloroplasts, carries out the second step in the conversion of chlorophyll b to chlorophyll a. It similarly reduces chlorophyllide a.
History
created 2011
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