THE INFLUENCE OF STRONG AND WEAK ACID UPON AGGREGATION AND PHEOPHYTINIZATION OF CHLOROPHYLL A AND B
Chlorophyll is green pigment that can be found in plant chloroplast. Higher plants usually have two kinds of chlorophylls, chlorophyll a and b. These green pigments are easily degraded by temperature, light intensity, oxygen, acid, and water. Water causes aggregation of chlorophyll, while acid cause...
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Language: | English |
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Department of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada
2010-06-01
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Series: | Indonesian Journal of Chemistry |
Online Access: | https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/ijc/article/view/21564 |