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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 346

Q346

Chlorophyll a has

A.
-CHO group
B.
-COOH group
C.
-CH3 group
D.
No functional group
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Chlorophyll has no functional group.
Chlorophyll a is a specific form of chlorophyll used in oxygenic photosynthesis.
The molecular structure of chlorophyll consists of a chlorin ring, whose four nitrogen atoms surround a central magnesium atom, and has several other attached side chains and a hydrocarbon tail formed by a phytol ester.