Chlorophyll Flashcards
a green pigment found in most plants, algae,
and cyanobacteria”
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phyllon
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chloros
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absorbs light in the blue and red
portions of electromagnetic spectrum
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Poorly absorbs green light → reflected → …
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Chlorophyll is protein bound →…..
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Chlorophyll structure resembles
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porphyrin ring + central atom magnesium in
chlorophyll (iron in hemoglobin)
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There are five known types of chlorophyll
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Chlorophyll a & chlorophyll b:
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semi-synthetic mixture of water-
soluble sodium copper salts derived from chlorophyll.
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Chlorophyllin
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the most abundant
pigment in all photosynthetic
organisms.
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the second most
abundant in plants and green
microalgae
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in dinoflagellates,
haptophytes, heterokonts, and
cryptophytes
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in rhodophyta
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in cyanobacteria
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Form molecular complexes with some chemicals
(carcinogens) → ….
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wound healing treatment of slow- healing wounds (no serious side effects)
;
internal deodorant
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Chlorophyll – Dietary Sources
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Chlorophyll – Biological Activities
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Complex formation with other molecules
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Antimutagenic (may modify carcinogen metabolism)
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Antimicrobial
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