CMP Chlorophyll is a pigment which gives plants their green color and is
found in most plants and algae. Chlorophyll also facilitates the process
of photosynthesis which allows the absorption of energy from light.
Isolation of Chlorophyll as a duoberry pelangsing pigment by itself was first done in 1817
by French chemists Bienaimé Caventou and Joseph Pierre Joseph Pelletier.
Chlorophyll is green because it absorbs all the colors in the
light spectrum except green. The highest amount of this pigment is found
plant cells called Chloroplast. These cells are responsible for the
photosynthesis function in plants. Chlorophyll and Chloroplast
facilitate photosynthesis to subsequently aid the production of energy
and Oxygen.
By absorbing sunlight, plants convert water and carbon dioxide
to oxygen and energy with the help of Chlorophyll. This energy is used
by the plant to sustain growth and development. Without it, plants would
be unable to survive. Since its discovery and isolation, there have been 6 different
identified structures of the Chlorophyll molecule. They are Cmp klorofil, Chlorophyll b, Chlorophyll c1, Chlorophyll c2, Chlorophyll d and
Chlorophyll f. Chlorophyll a is the most commonly occurring and found in
plants. When the leaves of a plant suffer from Chlorophyll deficiency,
they tend to turn yellow. This condition is known as Chlorosis.
