Solvent effects on the spectral diffusion dynamics of chlorophylls

• Main Author: Sim, Jamie Hung Ni
• Other Authors: Tan Howe Siang
• Format: Thesis-Master by Research
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143419
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Chlorophyll a (Chl a) and Chlorophyll b (Chl a) are pigment molecules that are vital to the process of photosynthesis in green plants. These molecules bind to the protein matrix through ligation with side groups in the protein scaffold. The manner in which protein side groups bind to the Mg2+ ions p...