Some Major Steps in the Understanding of the Chemistry and Biochemistry of Chl - Chlorophyll Biosynthesis and Technological Applications - page 20

1.2.66 Daniell and Rebeiz, 1984
In 1984, Daniell and Rebeiz, demonstrated that direct esterification of endogenous
Chlide a with exogenous phytol in the presence of added ATP, and Mg was also
observed, in etiochloroplasts, which led to the proposal that depending on the stage
of plastid development, the conversion of Chlide a to Chl a may follow different
biosynthetic routes having different substrate and cofactor requirements (Daniell
and Rebeiz 1984 ).
1.2.67 Wu and Rebeiz, 1985
In 1985, Wu and Rebeiz, ascertained the chemical structure of DV Chl b ,byNMR
spectroscopy.
1.2.68 Carey and Rebeiz, 1985
In 1985, Carey and Rebeiz discovered the DV and MV greening group affiliation of
plants (Carey and Rebeiz 1985 ).
1.2.69 Tripathy and Rebeiz, 1986
In 1986, Tripathy and Rebeiz, demonstrated precursor-product relationships among
the various MV and DV monocarboxylic routes of the proposed multibranched
Chl a biosynthetic pathway (Tripathy and Rebeiz 1986 ).
1.2.70 Wu and Rebeiz, 1988
In 1988, Wu and Rebeiz, ascertained the chemical structure of 10-OH-Chl a lactone
by NMR spectroscopy. This short wavelength Chl may play a role in PSII reaction
centers (Wu and Rebeiz 1988 ).