The figure shows how the photosynthetically active components bacteriochlorophyll (BK), bacteriopheophytin (BF), quinone. From Wordnik.com. [Press Release: The 1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry] Reference
The FMO is a trimer of proteins, each of which contains seven bacteriochlorophyll-a molecules. From Wordnik.com. ["MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader] Reference
In their work, the scientists have shown that that the states of these bacteriochlorophyll-a molecules could be entangled to one another. From Wordnik.com. ["MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader] Reference
His team examined a bacteriochlorophyll complex found in green sulphur bacteria and discovered that the pigment molecules were similarly wired together in a quantum mechanical network. From Wordnik.com. [New Scientist - Online News] Reference
Chlorophyll and bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis requires the two-electron reduction of protochlorophyllide a ringDbya protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase to form chlorophyllide a. A light-dependent (light-dependent Pchlide oxidoreductase (LPOR)) and an unrelated dark operative enzyme (dark operative Pchlide oxidoreductase (DPOR)) are known. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue] Reference
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