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. 1934 Sep 20;18(1):109–112. doi: 10.1085/jgp.18.1.109

THE CHLOROPHYLL UNIT IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS

William Arnold 1, Henry I Kohn 1
PMCID: PMC2141327  PMID: 19872820

Abstract

In six species of plants, representing four phyla, the minimum number of chlorophyll molecules present for each molecule of carbon dioxide reduced appears to lie between 2,000 and 3,000. This finding suggests the existence of a chlorophyll unit.

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