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Which photosynthetic pigment is found in bacteria but is lacking in all other photosynthetic organisms?
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Another important photosynthetic bacterial group-Halobacteria thrive in very salty environments, such as the Dead Sea and the Great Salt Lake. Halobacteria are unique in that they perform photosynthesis without chlorophyll. Instead, their photosynthetic pigments are bacteriorhodopsin and halorhodopsin. These pigments are similar to sensory rhodopsin, the pigment used by humans and other animals for vision. Bacteriorhodopsin and halorhodopsin are embedded in the cell membranes of halobacteria and each pigment consists of retinal, a vitamin-A derivative, bound to a protein. Irradiation of these pigments causes a structural change in their retinal. This is referred to as photoisomerization. Retinal photoisomerization leads to the synthesis of ATP. Halobacteria have two additional rhodopsins, sensory rhodopsin-I and sensory rhodopsin-II. These compounds regulate phototaxis, the directional movement in response to light.
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The primary light-gathering pigment in photosynthetic bacteria and plants is what?
Chlorophyll is the primary pigment in plants. It gives the green color to plants. Its main function is to help in the synthesis of carbohydrates from carbon-di-oxide by the process of photosynthesis.
What is the dominant photosynthetic pigment of algae?
Accessory pigments are light-absorbing compounds, found in photosynthetic organisms, that work in conjunction with chlorophyll a. They include other forms of this pigment, such as chlorophyll b in green algal and higher plant antennae, while other algae may containchlorophyll c or d.
Which pigment occurs in all photosynthetic eukaryote?
Chlorophyll a
Do animals have photosynthetic pigment?
no only plants have chlorophyll
What substance is a green pigment in chloroplasts that absorbs energy for photo system?
They are the chlorophyll. They are the main photosynthetic pigment
What is the principal pigment in photosynthetic organisms?
Chloroplast.
The color of photosynthetic bacteria is?
different colors depending on their pigment
What is a bacteriochlorophyll?
A bacteriochlorophyll is a photosynthetic pigment occurring in various phototrophic bacteria.
What types of organisms use photosynthesis?
all green plants and primitive organisms like cyanobacteria do photosynthesis using chlorophyll pigment
What is the photosynthetic pigment that is found in thylakoids?
That pigment is chlorophyll.
The primary light-gathering pigment in photosynthetic bacteria and plants is what?
Chlorophyll is the primary pigment in plants. It gives the green color to plants. Its main function is to help in the synthesis of carbohydrates from carbon-di-oxide by the process of photosynthesis.
What is the dominant photosynthetic pigment of algae?
Accessory pigments are light-absorbing compounds, found in photosynthetic organisms, that work in conjunction with chlorophyll a. They include other forms of this pigment, such as chlorophyll b in green algal and higher plant antennae, while other algae may containchlorophyll c or d.
What chemicals are a major photosynthetic pigment in plants?
chlorophyll
Name the photosynthetic pigment which can be coverted to Vitamin A?
carotene
What is a chemicals is a major photosynthetic pigment in plants?
Balls
Which pigment occurs in all photosynthetic eukaryote?
Chlorophyll a
Do animals have photosynthetic pigment?
no only plants have chlorophyll
