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Question : Givenan account of Chlorophyll. |
| Answer» Solution :Chlorophyll 'a'is theprimarypigmentwhich acts as a reactioncentreand allotherpigments actas accessorypigments and trap solar ENERGYAND thentransfer it to chlorophyll 'a'. Chlorophyllmolecules have a tadpole likestructure . Itconsists of four pyrrolerings linkedtogether byC- H bridges . Each pyrroleringcomprise of fourcarbonsand onenitrogenatom . Porphyrin ring has several side groups which alterthe propertiesof thepigment . Differentsidegroupsareindicative of VARIOUS typesof chlorophyll . The Phytol TAIL madeup of 20 carbonalcohol is attached to carbon 7 of the Pyrrole ring IV.It hasalongpropionicacid esterbond. LONG lipophilic tail helps in anchoringchlorophyll to thelamellae . | |