A research team has reviewed the crucial role of light-dependent protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (LPOR) in chlorophyll synthesis and chloroplast development, particularly during the dark-light ...

The process of chlorophyll biosynthesis is essential for plant photosynthesis, providing the green pigment that captures light energy. Recent advances in molecular genetics and biochemical analyses ...

Guangyu E. Chen, Andrew Hitchcock, Jan Mareš, Yanhai Gong, Martin Tichý, Jan Pilný, Lucie Kovářová, Barbora Zdvihalová, Jian Xu, C. Neil Hunter, Roman Sobotka Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

This discovery helps explain the molecular basis of albino tea phenotypes and offers new avenues for breeding high-quality tea cultivars with distinctive appearance and flavor. The research also ...

Chlorophyll plays a pivotal role in photosynthesis, which is why plants have evolved to have high chlorophyll levels in their leaves. However, making this pigment is expensive because plants invest a ...