Bacteriochlorophylls are photosynthetic pigments that occur in various phototrophic bacteria. They were discovered by C. B. van Niel in 1932 . They are related to chlorophylls, which are the primary pigments in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. Groups that contain bacteriochlorophyll conduct photosynthesis, but do not produce oxygen. They use wave...
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(from the article `coloration`) ...was probably the first step in the evolution of self-sustaining life. Chlorophyll exists in several forms. Chlorophylls a and b are the chief ... ...may have formed complex organic molecules known as porphyrins; these molecules, in turn, may have evolved further into coloured molecules called ... Ot...
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<microbiology, plant biology> Varieties of chlorophyll (bacteriochlorophylls a, b, c, d, e and g) found in photosynthetic bacteria and differing from plant chlorophyll in the substituents around the tetrapyrrole nucleus of the molecule and in the absorption spectra. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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Varieties of chlorophyll (bacteriochlorophylls a, b, c, d, e and g) found in photosynthetic bacteria and differing from plant chlorophyll in the substituents around the tetrapyrrole nucleus of the molecule, and in the absorption spectra.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: bak-tēr′ē-ō-klōr′ō-fil Definitions: 1. Any form of chlorophyll in photosynthetic bacteria: 1) bacteriochlorophyll a, —CH=CH
2 replaced by —CO—CH
3 in the chlorophyll α structure, two hydrogens also being added; the photosynthetic pigments of purple bacteri...
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n] - a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants
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noun a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants
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