Question

The structure of chlorophyll has

• A. a tadpole-like structure
• B. a porphyrin head
• C. a phytol tail
• D. all of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D all of the above

The given figure represents the structure of a chlorophyll molecule. Chlorophyll found in the chloroplast of photosynthesizing plants generally has a tadpole-like structure with a porphyrin head and a phytol tail.

Porphyrin head is a complex ring similar to that in hemoglobin and acts as the site of electron rearrangement with a magnesium atom at the center.

Phytol tail is a long hydrocarbon chain that is hydrophobic in nature and anchors the pigment to membranes of thylakoids.