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chlorophyll b
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chlorophyll
- In chlorophyll
…distinct forms: chlorophylls a and b are the major types found in higher plants and green algae; chlorophylls c and d are found, often with a, in different algae; chlorophyll e is a rare type found in some golden algae; and bacterio-chlorophyll occurs in certain bacteria. In green plants chlorophyll…
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chloroplasts
- In chloroplast: Characteristics of chloroplasts
chlorophyll b. A function of those pigments is to absorb light energy for the process of photosynthesis. Other pigments, such as carotenoids, are also present in chloroplasts and serve as accessory pigments, trapping solar energy and passing it to chlorophyll. In plants, chloroplasts occur in…
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heterocyclic compounds
- In heterocyclic compound: Five-membered rings with one heteroatom
…porphyrin, such as that of chlorophyll b, shown below.
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