The essential role of phosphatidylglycerol in photosynthesis
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- 17 July 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Photosynthesis Research
- Vol. 92 (2) , 205-215
Abstract
Since the first identification of phosphatidylglycerol in Scenedesmus by Benson and Maruo in 1958, researchers have studied many biological functions of this phospholipid. Genetic, biochemical, and structural studies of photosynthetic organisms have revealed that phosphatidylglycerol is crucial to the photosynthetic transport of electrons, the development of chloroplasts, and tolerance to chilling. In this review, we summarize our present understanding of the biochemical and physiological functions of phosphatidylglycerol in cyanobacteria and higher plants.Keywords
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