Studies on chlorophyllase of Chlorella protothecoides II. Formation of atypical chlorophyllide a

Abstract

When chlorophyll a was incubated with a preparation of chlorophyllase extracted with Triton X-100 from methanol-acetone powder of Chlorella protothecoides, the substrate was changed to chlorophyllide a, and subsequently to an atypical form of chlorophyllide a. The formation of an atypical form of chlorophyllide was not detected in the reaction with chlorophyll b as substrate, nor in the reaction with another preparation of chlorophyllase extracted from the algal cells.