Abstract

STUDIES ON SIMILLARITIES IN CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF CHLOROPHYLL AND HÆME

Raju P. Suryawanshi* and Sudhir S. Kamat

Abstract

Spectrophotometry is the oldest physical method for quantitative analysis and structural determination. Chlorophyll and Hæme are most important molecules in the plants and human life respectively and plays major role in carrying CO2 and Oxygen which is vital for their survival. Chlorophylls a, b, c and d are the principal pigments in photosynthesis, it absorbs the light energy from sun and convert in to the chemical energy. Hemoglobin is the most important molecule in human body which carriers Oxygen from the lungs to the other tissues and cells of the body. Hemoglobin produces from the Hæme containing Fe (Iron) as a central atom and Chlorophyll containing Mg (Magnesium) as a central atom, the remaining structure is identical. Present work shows the study of both Chlorophyll and Hæme Spectrophotometrically. Therefore, it is advantageous to study the similarities between chlorophyll and Heme Spectrophotometrically.

Keywords: Chlorophyll, Hæme, Spectrophotometer, Hemoglobin, photosynthesis.