protochlorophyllide a [CPD:C02880];
NADP+ [CPD:C00006]
Product
3,8-divinyl protochlorophyllide a [CPD:C11831];
NADPH [CPD:C00005];
H+ [CPD:C00080]
Comment
The enzyme, found in higher plants, green algae, and some phototrophic bacteria, is involved in the production of monovinyl versions of (bacterio)chlorophyll pigments from their divinyl precursors. It can also act on 3,8-divinyl chlorophyllide a. cf. EC 1.3.7.13, 3,8-divinyl protochlorophyllide a 8-vinyl-reductase (ferredoxin).
Chloroplast Biogenesis 60 : Conversion of Divinyl Protochlorophyllide to Monovinyl Protochlorophyllide in Green(ing) Barley, a Dark Monovinyl/Light Divinyl Plant Species.
Identification of a vinyl reductase gene for chlorophyll synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana and implications for the evolution of Prochlorococcus species.