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The activity of chlorophyllase in wild type (WT) was higher than in ethylene insensitive mutant (eti 5) of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh plants during the vegetative period. Chlorophyll content in eti 5 leaves was higher than in WT but the difference decreased by the end of the experimental period.
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Todorov, D., Karanov, E., Smith, A. et al. Chlorophyllase Activity and Chlorophyll Content in Wild and Mutant Plants of Arabidopsis thaliana . Biologia Plantarum 46, 125–127 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022355525907
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