How do Chlorophyll Forms
A
chlorophyll molecule is made of two distinct parts. The chlorophyll molecule’s
tetrapyrrolic porphyrin ring acts as a chelate, binding a magnesium ion in a
rigid square planar arrangement. The Mg ion, in conjunction with the ring, is
capable of a variety of oxidation states allowing for the acceptance or donation of electrons as part
as the conversion of light energy into plant growth (the electron transport
chain). This magnesium porphyrin head is connected by an ester functionality to
a hydrophobic chain (tail) derived from a phytol. This tail anchors the
chlorophyll molecule into the lipid membranes of the chloroplast.
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