chlorophyll a
noun1
The universal chlorophyll (C₅₅H₇₂MgN₄O₅) essential to the dominant oxygenic photosynthesis I process, present in all eukaryotes, cyanobacteria, chromists, and prochlorophytes that photosynthesize, and that contributes to the observed green color of these organisms.
- Coordinate terms
- chlorophyll b, chlorophyll, chlorophyll c1, chlorophyll c2, chlorophyll d