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Table 1 Suppression of ketone reduction in Synechococcus by inhibition of photosynthetic electron transport

From: Reduction of exogenous ketones depends upon NADPH generated photosynthetically in cells of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus PCC 7942

DCMU (μM)

Photosynthetic activity (relative)

Yield of ketone reduction (%)

0

1.0

43

0.1

0.42

44

1

0.16

36

10

0.038

15

  1. TFA: 2 mg, Cell suspension of Synechococcus: 20 mL, 13.4 μmol photons m-2·s-1, 25°C, 12 h
  2. DCMU was added at the beginning of the incubation period.
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