“…In addition, Mg also act as a cofactor and allosteric modulator for more than 300 enzymes including ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco), ATPase, protein kinases, RNA polymerase, phosphatases and glutathione synthase [ 1 , 4 ]. Therefore, Mg also functions in many other physiological processes, such as respiration [ 7 ], glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle [ 8 ], energy transfer via adenosine triphosphate [ 9 ], carbohydrate partitioning between source and sink organs [ 1 , 10 ], reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation and related photooxidative damage [ 5 , 11 ], protein biosynthesis, and the formation of DNA and RNA [ 3 ]. Accordingly, a number of studies have investigated the effects of Mg-deficiency on Chl synthesis, transport and utilization of photosynthates [ 1 ], photochemical reactions, CO 2 fixation [ 2 , 4 - 6 ], respiration, TCA cycle [ 7 , 8 ], and ROS metabolism [ 4 , 5 , 11 ].…”