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Yellow-Green All Green Plants Except Bacteria Blue-Green All Higher Plants and Green Algae Green Diatoms Green Red Algae Pale Blue Bacteria

1) Chlorophyll a and b are the primary photosynthetic pigments found in plants and algae. Chlorophyll a is distributed in all oxygenic photosynthetic organisms while chlorophyll b is only found in higher plants and green algae. 2) Carotenoids like carotenes and xanthophylls are accessory pigments found in algae and plants that help capture light energy and participate in photoprotection. 3) The main pigments are located within the thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts where the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place.

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Yellow-Green All Green Plants Except Bacteria Blue-Green All Higher Plants and Green Algae Green Diatoms Green Red Algae Pale Blue Bacteria

1) Chlorophyll a and b are the primary photosynthetic pigments found in plants and algae. Chlorophyll a is distributed in all oxygenic photosynthetic organisms while chlorophyll b is only found in higher plants and green algae. 2) Carotenoids like carotenes and xanthophylls are accessory pigments found in algae and plants that help capture light energy and participate in photoprotection. 3) The main pigments are located within the thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts where the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place.

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G1

Photosynthetic pigments Color Distribution

Chlorophylls    

i). Chlorophyll a Yellow-green All green plants except bacteria

ii). Chlorophyll b Blue-green All higher plants and green algae

iii). Chlorophyll c Green Diatoms

iv). Chlorophyll d Green Red algae

v). Bacteriochlorophylls Pale blue Bacteria

Carotenoids    

Carotenes and xanthophylls Orange Algae and higher plants

Phycobilins    

Phycoerythrin Red Red algae

Phycocyanin Red Red algae and blue-green algae


G7
G2
G6
G2
CH3
CHO in chlorophyll b
H2C CH CH3 in chlorophyll a
CH3
H3C CH2CH3
N N
Mg
N N
H3C CH3
G4 Thylakoid CH2
O
COCH3
CH2 CH3
O
C O

CH2
G5 Pigments CH3
H3C

CH3

CH3
H3C
CH3
CH3 H3C

Light reaction Chlorophylls a and b


H3C
Stroma
G8
G8

G9
G9

Thylakoid

Pigments

Light reaction

Stroma
Thylakoid

G10
G10

Chlorophyll b Chlorophyll a

Light reaction

Stroma
G6

CHO in chlorophyll b
H2C CH CH3 in chlorophyll a
H3C CH2CH3
N
Mg
N
Head
N N Tetrapyrrole ring
H3C CH3

Thylakoid CH2
O
COCH3
CH2
O
C O

CH2
Pigments Tail
CH3 Phytol
CH3

CH3

CH3
CH3

Light reaction Chlorophylls a and b

Stroma
CHO in chlorophyll b
H2C CH CH3 in chlorophyll a
G6
H3C CH2CH3
N N
Mg
N N
H3C CH3

CH2
O
COCH3
CH2
O
C O

CH2

CH3

CH3

CH3

CH3
CH3

Chlorophylls a and b
CHO in chlorophyll b
H2C CH CH3 in chlorophyll a

H3C CH2CH3
N N
Mg
N N
H3C CH3

CH2
O
COCH3
CH2
O
C O

CH2

CH3

CH3

CH3

CH3
CH3

Chlorophylls a and b
CHO in chlorophyll b
H2C CH CH3 in chlorophyll a

H3C CH2CH3
N N
Mg
N N
H3C CH3

CH2
O
COCH3
CH2
O
C O

CH2

CH3

CH3

CH3

CH3
CH3

Chlorophylls a and b
CHO in chlorophyll b
G11
G11 H2C CH
CH3 in chlorophyll a
H3C CH2CH3
N N
Mg
N N
H3C CH3

CH2
O
COCH3
CH2
O
C O

CH2

CH3

CH3

CH3

CH3
CH3

Chlorophylls a and b
G12
G12
Chlorophyll b

Thylakoid

Chlorophyll a

Chlorophyll b Chlorophyll a

Light reaction

Stroma
Accessory pigment

25.00%
75; 
75.00%
Thylakoid

Chlorophyll a

Chlorophyll b Chlorophyll a

Light reaction

Stroma
Accessory pigment

25.00%
75; 
75.00%
Thylakoid

Chlorophyll a

Chlorophyll b Chlorophyll a

Light reaction

Stroma
Accessory pigment

25.00%
75; 
75.00%
Thylakoid

Light energy Chlorophyll a Chemical  energy

Chlorophyll b Chlorophyll a

Light reaction

Stroma
G7 G13

CH3
CH3

CH3
CH3

CH3
CH3

H3C
H3C

H3C
H3C
H3C
H3C

H3C
H3C

Xanthophylls
Carotenes
G7

CH3
G14

CH3

CH3

H3C

H3C

H3C

H3C

Carotenes
G15 G16

G7
G7
G6 CHO in chlorophyll b
H2C CH CH3 in chlorophyll a

H3C CH2CH3
N N
G17 Mg
N N
H3C CH3

CH2
O
COCH3
CH2
O
C O

CH2

CH3

CH3

CH3

CH3
CH3

Chlorophylls a and b
G6 G7 G13

H2C CH CHO
CH3 CH3
H3C CH2CH3
N N
Mg CH3 CH3

N N
H3C CH3

CH2
O
COCH3
CH2 CH3 CH3
O
C O

O
Accessory pigments

H3C H3C
CH2

CH3

H3C H3C
CH3

H3C H3C

CH3

H3C H3C

CH3
CH3
Carotenoids
Chlorophylls b
Xanthophylls
Thylakoid

Accessory  Reaction 
pigments center

Light reaction

Stroma

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