NCBI Accession #
NP_199199.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_123753.3
NCBI Official Full Name
chlorophyllase 2
NCBI Official Symbol
CLH2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA CHLOROPHYLLASE 2; ATCLH2; chlorophyllase 2; MQD19.22; MQD19_22
NCBI Protein Information
chlorophyllase 2
NCBI Summary
Encodes a chlorophyllase, the first enzyme in chlorophyll degradation. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of the ester bond to chlorophyllide and phytol. AtCLH2 has a typical signal sequence for the chloroplast. Gene expression does not respond to methyljasmonate, a known promoter of senescence and chlorophyll degradation.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtCLH2; Chlase 2
UniProt Protein Name
Chlorophyllase-2, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Chlorophyll-chlorophyllido hydrolase 2; Chlase 2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9M7I7
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9M7I7
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester bond in chlorophyll to yield chlorophyllide and phytol.