How old is chlorophyll?

Chlorophyll is important for doing photosynthesis, as you probably know. It breaks down when its exposed to light, so during the long days of the year, new chlorophyll keeps being delivered to the leaves. Its expensive for the plant to make it, so before a plant loses its leaves, it stops making and delivering new chlorophyll. read more

History. Chlorophyll was first isolated and named by Joseph Bienaimé Caventou and Pierre Joseph Pelletier in 1817. The presence of magnesium in chlorophyll was discovered in 1906, and was the first time that magnesium had been detected in living tissue. read more

Chlorophyll is a natural substance in plants that allows them to absorb light from the sun and convert it into energy. It provides the green color of grasses, leaves and vegetables. read more

Chlorophyll: Chlorophyll, any member of the most important class of pigments involved in photosynthesis, the process by which light energy is converted to chemical energy through the synthesis of organic compounds. read more