Chlorophyll f

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Structure of chlorophyll f.[1]

Chlorophyll f is a type form of chlorophyll that absorbs further in the red (infrared light) than other chlorophylls.[2][3] It was reported from stromatolites from Western Australia's Shark Bay.[4]

The finding was made by scientists at the University of Sydney led by Dr. Min Chen, and is the first discovery of a new form of chlorophyll in 60 years.[4] However, the function of chlorophyll f in photosynthetic reactions is uncertain and the ecological distribution of chlorophyll f remains unknown.

Based on NMR data, optical and mass spectra and density functional theory (DFT) simulation, it is confirmed to have a structure of C55H70O6N4Mg or [2-formyl]-chlorophyll a.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Willows, Robert D.; Li, Yaqiong; Scheer, Hugo; Chen, Min (15 March 2013). "Structure of chlorophyll f". Organic Letters. doi:10.1021/ol400327j. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chen, M. .; Schliep, M. .; Willows, R. D.; Cai, Z. -L.; Neilan, B. A.; Scheer, H. . (2010). "A Red-Shifted Chlorophyll". Science 329 (5997): 1318–1319. Bibcode:2010Sci...329.1318C. doi:10.1126/science.1191127. PMID 20724585. 
  3. ↑ Ferris Jabr (August 19, 2010). "A New Form of Chlorophyll?". Scientific American. Retrieved 2010-09-07. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Australian scientists discover first new chlorophyll in 60 years". University of Sydney. 20 August 2010. 


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