Table 1 Genes predicted in the chloroplast genome of A. membranaceus.
Category of genes | Group of genes | Name of genes |
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Self-replication | rRNA genes | rrn16S, rrn23S, rrn 4.5S, rrn 5S |
tRNA genes | 30 trn genes (6 contain an intron) | |
Small subunit of ribosome | rps2, rps3, rps4, rps7, rps8, rps11, rps12 * , rps14, rps15, rps18, rps19 | |
Large subunit of ribosome | rpl14, rpl16 * , rpl2 * , rpl20, rpl23, rpl32, rpl33, rpl36 | |
DNA dependent RNA polymerase | rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1*,rpoC2 | |
Genes for photosynthesis | Subunits of NADH-dehydrogenase | ndhA * , ndhB * , ndhC, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF, ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK |
Subunits of photosystem I | psaA, psaB, psaC, psaI, psaJ, ycf3** | |
Subunits of photosystem II | psbA, psbB, psbC, psbD, psbE, psbF, psbH, psbI, psbJ, psbK, psbL, psbM, psbN, psbT, psbZ | |
Subunits of cytochrome b/f complex | petA, petB * , petD * , petG, petL, petN | |
Subunits of ATP synthase | atpA, atpB, atpE, atpF*, atpH, atpI | |
Subunit of rubisco | rbcL | |
Other genes | Maturase | matK |
Protease | clpP * | |
Envelope membrane protein | cemA | |
Subunit of Acetyl-CoA-carboxylase | accD | |
C-type cytochrome synthesis gene | ccsA | |
Genes of unkown function | Conserved open reading frames | ycf1, ycf2, ycf4 |