red chlorophyll catabolite reductase activity

Term ID

GO:0051743

Synonyms

• RCC reductase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: red chlorophyll catabolite + reduced ferredoxin + 2 H+ = primary fluorescent catabolite + oxidized ferredoxin. This reaction is the reduction of the C20/C1 double bond in the pyrrole system of red chlorophyll catabolite (RCC) to a colorless tetrapyrrole (pFCC) with a strong blue fluorescence. 10743659

References

• MetaCyc:RXN-7741
• RHEA:24752

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO