Thicker sections must be fixed, dehydrated, embedded in plastic, sectioned, and then stained with electron dense heavy metals for TEM.

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When dark‐treated chloroplasts are exposed to light

These light actuated ion fluxes decrease the stromal concentration of protons (the pH increases from 7 to 8) and increase that of Mg2+ by 2 to 5 mM. 

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When dark‐treated chloroplasts are exposed to light

activate enzymes of the Calvin–Benson cycle that require Mg2+ for catalysis and are more active at pH 8 than at pH 7 for STROMA

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Five pivotal enzymes are regulated by Ferredoxin–thioredoxin Fd-Thrx system

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Thioredoxins occur in multiple forms and have conserved structures to interact with target enzymes

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There are Seven different types of thioredoxin in cells, Trx f, m, x, y, and z are located in the chloroplasts, o in mitochondria, and h in the cytosol, endoplasmic reticulum, and plasma membrane.

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Trx proteins are characterized by a canonical disulfide active site consisting of Cys‐Gly‐Pro‐ Cys