The specific transmissive index of carotin at the mercury line 435.8 was found to be 2.11. 4. A method for determining the relative amounts of a brown pigment that may be extracted from leaves with ...

THE interaction of chlorophyll with carbon dioxide is of obvious interest in connexion with the problem of photosynthesis. The formation of an addition product of chlorophyll and carbonic acid has ...

This food-making process takes place in the leaf in numerous cells containing chlorophyll, which gives the leaf its green color. This extraordinary chemical absorbs from sunlight the energy that is ...

Leaves change colors in autumn as chlorophyll production slows due to shorter days and cooler temperatures. As the green ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Role of Chlorophyll in Photosynthesis ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 213 No. 1 (July 1965), p. 74 doi:10.1038 ...

Chlorophyll is one type of phytochemical responsible for giving plants their pigments. The other two are the carotenoids ...

Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts found within cells. It is the chloroplasts that contain the green pigment chlorophyll which absorbs light. The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make ...

Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts found within cells. It is the chloroplasts that contain the green pigment chlorophyll which absorbs light. The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make ...

Billions of tonnes of chlorophyll are made every year, on land and in the oceans, colouring the Earth and providing plants, algae and photosynthetic bacteria with the nanoscopic solar panels that ...

Too much ethylene can lead to a loss of chlorophyll, the pigment that makes plants (and their bounty) green and allows them to convert light into energy. When chlorophyll breaks down, leafy greens ...