Biosynthesis of Thylakoid Membrane Lipids

Abstract

Plastid membranes (thylakoids as well as the two envelope membranes) contain specific polar lipids (galactolipids, sulfolipid, phospholipids), pigments (chlorophylls, carotenoids) and prenylquinones (plastoquinone, tocopherols). In this chapter, we describe our...