Abstract
The Mg-proto diester (Mpde) pool (Fig. 11.1) consists of the first metabolic intermediates of the fully esterified Chl a biosynthetic route (Fig. 11.2).
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Rebeiz, C.A. (2014). The Fully Esterified Chlorophyll a Biosynthetic Routes: Reactions Between Mg-Protoporphyrin IX Diester and Chl a . In: Chlorophyll Biosynthesis and Technological Applications. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7134-5_11
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