Monitoring Chlorophyll A
21.06.2022What is Chlorophyll A? Chlorophyll is any of several related green pigments found in the mesosomes of cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of algae and plants. Its name is derived from the Greek words χλωρός, khloros (“pale green”) and φύλλον, phyllon (“leaf”). Chlorophyll allows plants to absorb energy from light. Two types of Chlorophyll exist in the photosystems of green plants: Chlorophyll A and B. Chlorophyll A is the most common form of Chlorophyll within photosynthetic organisms and, for the most part, gives plants their green color. Chlorophylls absorb light most strongly in the blue portion of the electromagnetic spectrumRead more