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acetone. water. Remember, chlorophylls and carotenoids are hydrophobic or nonpolar and will dissolve in less polar solvents, whereas anthocyanins are extractable and soluble in more polar solvents like water.
- Are chlorophylls most polar?
- Which pigments are most polar?
- Is chlorophyll or pheophytin more polar?
- Are carotenoids polar?
- Is chlorophyll hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
- Is chlorophyll a macromolecule?
- How many atoms are in chlorophyll?
Are chlorophylls most polar?
Molecular Structure and Polarity
The distinctions between the chlorophylls, which are more polar than β-carotene is slight: chlorophyll a has a methyl group (Y=CH3) in a position where chlorophyll b has an aldehyde (Y=CHO). This makes chlorophyll b slightly more polar than chlorophyll a.
Which pigments are most polar?
Chlorophyll b is a more polar (water-loving) pigment than the other pigments found in spinach extracts and is therefore more strongly attracted to the polar surface of the paper than to the nonpolar solvent.
Is chlorophyll or pheophytin more polar?
Both chlorophylls contain C-O and C-N bonds, which are polar, and also contain magnesium bonded to nitrogen, which is such a polar bond it is almost ionic. Both chlorophylls are much more polar than -carotene. Pheophytin a is chlorophyll a without the Mg-ion.
Are carotenoids polar?
Carotenoids are nonpolar compounds, which are divided into two subclasses, i.e., more polar compounds called xanthophylls, or oxycarotenoids, and the nonpolar hydrocarbon carotenes.
Is chlorophyll hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
Chlorophyll is an asymmetrical molecule having a hydrophilic head made of four pyrrole rings bound to each other and forming a porphyrin. In chlorophyll, there is a Mg atom forming a complex with the four rings.. Chlorophyll has a long hydrophobic chain, attached to one of the rings.
Is chlorophyll a macromolecule?
These are all macromolecules in nature. Biopolymers such as starch, proteins and nucleic acids are also macromolecules. But some macromolecules like chlorophyll, haeoglobins etc. do not have any monomer units and are not polymers.
How many atoms are in chlorophyll?
CHLOROPHYLL: 137 Atoms in the Molecule! Photosynthesis allows plants to absorb energy from Light (aka Photon).
