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bacteriochlorophyll
bac·te·ri·o·chlo·ro·phyll B5021050 (băk-tîr′ē-ō-klôr′ə-fĭl)n. Any of a group of pigments, especially one having the formula C55H74MgN4O6, that absorb light energy used in photosynthesis and that are found in photosynthetic bacteria that do not produce oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | bacteriochlorophyll - a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plantspigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) |
bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriochlorophyll[bak¦tir·ē·ə′klȯr·ə‚fil] (biochemistry) C52H70O6N4Mg A tetrahydroporphyrin chlorophyll compound occurring in the forms a and b in photosynthetic bacteria; there is no evidence that b has the empirical formula given. bacteriochlorophyll
bac·te·ri·o·chlo·ro·phyll (bak-tēr'ē-ō-klōr'ō-fil), Any form of chlorophyll in photosynthetic bacteria: 1) bacteriochlorophyll a, -CH=CH2 replaced by -CO-CH3 in the chlorophyll α structure, two hydrogens also being added; the photosynthetic pigments of purple bacteria; 2) bacteriochlorophyll b, -CH=CH2 replaced by -CO-CH3 and -CH2-CH3 replaced by -CΞCH in the chlorophyll β structure, two hydrogens also being added.bacteriochlorophyll (băk-tîr′ē-ō-klôr′ə-fĭl)n. Any of a group of pigments, especially one having the formula C55H74MgN4O6, that absorb light energy used in photosynthesis and that are found in photosynthetic bacteria that do not produce oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis.bacteriochlorophyll a form of CHLOROPHYLL possessed by photosynthetic bacteria (green and purple types). In addition to small amounts of bacteriochlorophyll, green bacteria mostly possess another type of chlorophyll called bacterioviridin. bacteriochlorophyll
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