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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Main Authors: Lia Kusmita, Leenawaty Limantara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada 2010-06-01
Series:Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/ijc/article/view/21564