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BotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsPigments and SpectraEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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The essential photosynthetic pigment has a _______ at carbon atom 3 of the pyrrole ring-II of chlorophyll a.
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A
Solution:
There is two main type of chlorophyll- Chlorophyll a and Chlorophyll b. Chlorophyll consists of methyl group whereas chlorophyll b has an aldehyde group. The chlorophyll molecule is chemically composed of two parts- tetrapyrrole heads the porphyrin ring and attached to it is a long hydrocarbon tail called phytol. Magnesium is present in the center of the ring whereas the methyl group is attached to its side chain which is replaced by aldehyde group in chlorophyll b
Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Photosynthesis in Higher PlantsSubtopic:Pigments and Spectra
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