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  • Chlorophyll: Understanding Its Pigment Type & Structure
    Chlorophyll is a tetrapyrrole pigment.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Tetrapyrrole: This refers to the basic structure of the molecule, which consists of four pyrrole rings linked together.

    * Pigment: This means it absorbs and reflects light, giving plants their green color.

    Chlorophyll is specifically a chlorin pigment, meaning it has a slightly modified porphyrin ring structure (the same type found in heme, the iron-containing molecule in hemoglobin).

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