Chlorophyll d

Chlorophyll d is a form of chlorophyll, identified by Harold Strain and Winston Manning in 1943.[1][2] It is present in cyanobacteria which use energy captured from sunlight for photosynthesis.[3] Chlorophyll d absorbs far-red light, at 710 nm wavelength, just outside the optical range.[4] An organism that contains chlorophyll d is adapted to an environment such as moderately deep water, where it can use far red light for photosynthesis,[5] although there is not a lot of visible light.[6]

Ball-and-stick model
Space-filling model
Chlorophyll d
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C54H70MgO6N4
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Infobox references

References
  1. Manning WM, Strain HH (November 1943). "Chlorophyll d, a green pigment of red algae" (PDF). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 151 (1): 1–9.
  2. Larkum AW, Kühl M (August 2005). "Chlorophyll d: the puzzle resolved" (PDF). Trends in Plant Science. 10 (8): 355–7. doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2005.06.005. PMID 16019251.
  3. "Photosynthetic Pigments". University of California Museum of Paleontology.
  4. "Scientists discover first new chlorophyll in 60 years". PHYS ORG. August 20, 2010.
  5. "Researchers decode genetics of chlorophyll d". News Medical Life Sciences. AZO Network.
  6. "Chlorophyll d". Biology Online.
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