Genome Property Definition Page

Accession

GenProp0144

Name

chlorophyllide a biosynthesis from protoporphyrin IX

Type

PATHWAY

JCVI Role

Chlorophyll and bacteriochlorphyll

Parent Property

GenProp0300: photosynthetic cofactor biosynthesis

Literature References

[ 1 ]Choudhary M, Kaplan S. DNA sequence analysis of the photosynthesis region of Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1. Nucleic Acids Res. 2000 Feb 15;28(4):862-7. PMID 10648776

Web References

IUBMB: Heme and Chlorophyll Biosynthesis
IUBMB: Chlorophyll Biosynthesis (earlier stages)
IUBMB: Chlorophyll Biosynthesis (later stages)

Gene Ontology Term

GO:0015995: chlorophyll biosynthetic process (biological_process)

Components

Step Name	Step Num	Required	Evidence (Method)	Evidence Go Terms
Mg-chelatase, ChlD-subunit	1-ChlD	YES	TIGR02031 (HMM): magnesium chelatase ATPase subunit D	GO:0015995: chlorophyll biosynthetic process
Mg-chelatase, ChlH-subunit	1-ChlH	YES	TIGR02025 (HMM): magnesium chelatase, H subunit	GO:0015995: chlorophyll biosynthetic process
Mg-chelatase, ChlI-subunit	1-ChlI	YES	TIGR02030 (HMM): magnesium chelatase ATPase subunit I	GO:0015995: chlorophyll biosynthetic process
magnesium protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase	2-ChlM	YES	TIGR02021 (HMM): magnesium protoporphyrin O-methyltransferase	GO:0015995: chlorophyll biosynthetic process
magnesium protoporphyrin IX monomethylester oxidative cyclase	3-BchE	YES	TIGR02026 (HMM): magnesium-protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester anaerobic oxidative cyclase TIGR02029 (HMM): magnesium-protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester aerobic oxidative cyclase	GO:0015995: chlorophyll biosynthetic process GO:0015995: chlorophyll biosynthetic process
magnesium-2,4-divinylpheoporphyrin a5-monomethyl ester vinyl reductase	4-BchJ	NO	TIGR02019 (HMM): bacteriochlorophyll 4-vinyl reductase	GO:0015995: chlorophyll biosynthetic process
protochlorophyllide reductase	5-Por	YES	TIGR01289 (HMM): light-dependent protochlorophyllide reductaseGenProp1004 (GENPROP): light-independent protochlorophyllide reductase	GO:0015995: chlorophyll biosynthetic process GO:0015995: chlorophyll biosynthetic process

Parent Properties

Accession	Name
GenProp0300	photosynthetic cofactor biosynthesis

Sibling Properties

Accession	Name
GenProp0146	bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis from chlorophyllide a
GenProp0150	chlorophyll biosynthesis from chlorophyllide a
GenProp1004	light-independent protochlorophyllide reductase