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chlorophyll b

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Noun1.chlorophyll b - a dark-green plant pigment having a brilliant green alcohol solution; generally characteristic of higher plants
chlorophyl, chlorophyll - any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms


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The purity of the chlorophyll was about 86% (chlorophyll a, 73%; chlorophyll b, 13%).
Chlorophyll Derived from Chlorella Inhibits Dioxin Absorption from ... by Hasegawa, Takashi / Environmental Health Perspectives
When first identified in 1985, Prochlorothrix intrigued biologists because it has both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b -- a combination of photosynthetic pigments that closely resembles the pigments inside chloroplasts.
Knotty evolutionary tree in plant world by Monastersky, Richard / Science News
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