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. 2016 Oct 26;60(3):255–273. doi: 10.1042/EBC20160016

Figure 6. Major photosynthetic pigments in plants.

Figure 6

The chemical structures of the chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments present in the thylakoid membrane. Note the presence in each of a conjugated system of carbon–carbon double bonds that is responsible for light absorption.