Protochlorophyllide

Medical Dictionary -> Protochlorophyllide

Protochlorophyllide


A photo-active pigment localized in prolamellar bodies occurring within the proplastids of dark-grown bean leaves. In the process of photoconversion, the highly fluorescent protochlorophyllide is converted to chlorophyll.


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