Journal of Bacteriology 1993-01-01

In vitro ferredoxin-dependent desaturation of fatty acids in cyanobacterial thylakoid membranes.

H Wada, H Schmidt, E Heinz, N Murata

Index: J. Bacteriol. 175(2) , 544-7, (1993)

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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.