Plastoquinone and ubiquinone in plants: biosynthesis, physiological function and metabolic engineering

Plastoquinone and ubiquinone in plants: biosynthesis, physiological function and metabolic engineering

Plastoquinone (PQ) and ubiquinone (UQ) are two important prenylquinones, functioning as electron transporters in the electron transport chain of oxygenic photosynthesis and the aerobic respiratory chain, respectively, and play indispensable roles in plant growth and development through participating...

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Main Authors: Miaomiao Liu, Shanfa Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Metabolic Engineering
Photosynthesis
Plastoquinone
Respiration
Ubiquinone
secondary metabolism
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01898/full

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