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tetrapyrrole

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tetrapyrrole /tet·ra·pyr·role/ (-pĭ-rōl″) a compound containing four pyrrole rings, e.g., heme or chlorophyll.


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Other topics include leaf senescence, the biology of arabinogalactan proteins, light regulation of stomatal movement, tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in higher plants, ATP-binding cassette transporters, and tracheary element differentiation.
One of the major metabolites of spirulina is the fluorescent, deep blue coloured protein namely c-phycocyanin (c-pc) which consists of an open chain tetrapyrrole chromophore-phycocyanobillin, and a covalently linked apoprotein (Grossman et al.
12] is usually used as a generic term representing various cobalt-containing tetrapyrrole rings with attached nucleotide side chains that are chemically classified as cobalamins or corrinoids.
 
 
 
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