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Chlorophyll

Chlorophyll - Green algae and higher plants contain two types of chlorophylls, Chl a and Chl b. Both are soluble in organic solvents. Chl a is present in all photosynthetic organisms in which there is evolution of oxygen during photosynthesis.

The following types of Chl a are known:

Chl a 660, Chl a 670, Chi a 680, Chl a 685, Chl a 690 and Chl a 700-720. The short wavelength forms of Chi a are mainly present in photosystem II, while the long wavelength forms are mainly present in photosystem I.

Chi b is present in all green algae and higher plants. Most of the Chl b is present in PSII. There are two forms of Chl b, Chl b 640 and Chl b 650.

Chl c. Brown algae contain a compound called Chl c which is related to chlorophyll. Chi d has been reported in the red algae.

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