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Catalytic and structural properties of pheophytinase, the phytol esterase involved in chlorophyll breakdown

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Pheophytinase comprises a catalytic-triad of residues and shows limited but physiologically relevant substrate specificity towards magnesium-free chlorophyll derivatives due to its lid domain. Click to show full abstract

Pheophytinase comprises a catalytic-triad of residues and shows limited but physiologically relevant substrate specificity towards magnesium-free chlorophyll derivatives due to its lid domain.

Keywords: properties pheophytinase; structural properties; esterase involved; pheophytinase phytol; phytol esterase; catalytic structural

Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Botany
Year Published: 2018

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