Why is chlorophyll b only used in light-harvesting systems?

Chlorophylls (Chl) are important pigments in plants that are used to absorb photons and release electrons. There are several types of Chls but terrestrial plants only possess two of these: Chls a and b . The two pigments form light-harvesting Chl a / b -binding protein complexes (LHC), which absorb...

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Published in:	Journal of plant research Vol. 131; no. 6; pp. 961 - 972
Main Authors:	Kume, Atsushi, Akitsu, Tomoko, Nasahara, Kenlo Nishida
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo Springer Japan 01.11.2018 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Absorbance Absorption Absorption spectra Biomedical and Life Sciences Chlorophyll Chlorophyll - radiation effects diffuse solar radiation Electromagnetic absorption electrons Irradiance Life Sciences light harvesting complex light intensity Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes Photons Photosynthesis Photosynthetic pigments Pigments Plant Biochemistry Plant Ecology Plant Physiology Plant Sciences Plants plants (botany) Proteins Regular Paper Solar radiation Solar spectra spectral analysis Sunlight Wavelengths Chlorophyll Spectroradiometer Carotenoids Atmospheric optics Terrestrial photosynthesis Chlorophyll d Chlorophyll c
ISSN:	0918-9440, 1618-0860, 1618-0860
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