ABSTRACT
The molecular weight for chlorophyllase has been reported to range from 27 to 65 kDa. Chlorophyllase from citrus fruit peel was found to be 27 kDa in one study (13) and 35 kDa in another (11). Phaeodactylum was reported to have two enzymes that were 43 and 46 kDa in size (14). Isozymes from Chenopodium album were 41.3 and 40.2 kDa (12). The largest size chlorophyllase reported to date was 65 kDa in Chlorella regularis (15). Most frequently, however, molecular size has been found to be near 38 kDa. This includes the chlorophyllase from Chlorella protothecoides (7), tea leaf sprouts (10), sugar beet leaves (16), and rye seedlings (17).
