Who revealed the chemical composition of chlorophyll, carotene and xanthophyll?

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Willstatter and Stoll

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Solution

The correct option is D Willstatter and Stoll
Willstatter and Stoll explained about the chemical structure of chlorophyll, carotenoids and xanthophyll for the first time. They carried out the purification of chlorophyll by removal of carotenoids and xanthophyll by Tswett chromatography.

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	$I$		$I I$
$(a)$	Chlorophylls $a$ and $c$ , fucoxanthin and manitol	$(i)$	Porphyra
$(b)$	Chlorophylls $a$ and $d$ , phycoerythrin and floridean starch	$(i i)$	Volvox
$(c)$	Chlorophylls $a$ and $b$ , pyrenoids with starch and proteins	$(i i i)$	Hibiscus
$(d)$	Chlorophylls $a$ and $b$ , carotenes and xanthophylls	$(i v)$	Dictyota
$(e)$	Chlorophylls $a$ and $b$ , carotenes, xanthophylls, leucoplasts store carbohydrates, fats and proteins	$(v)$	Anabaena