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Chlorophyll(ide) b reductase

Chlorophyll(ide) b reductase (), chlorophyll b reductase, Chl b reductase) is an enzyme with systematic name 7<sup>1</sup>-hydroxychlorophyllide-a:NAD(P)<sup>+</sup> oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

7<sup>1</sup>-hydroxychlorophyllide a + NAD(P)<sup>+</sup> chlorophyllide b + NAD(P)H + H<sup>+</sup>

This enzyme carries out the first step in the conversion of chlorophyll b to chlorophyll a. It is involved in chlorophyll degradation, which occurs during leaf senescence, and it also forms part of the chlorophyll cycle, which interconverts chlorophyll a and b in response to changing light conditions.

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