pheophytin

pheophytin
pheo·phy·tin or Brit phaeo·phy·tin .fē-ə-'fīt-ən n a bluish black waxy pigment that can be formed from chlorophyll by replacement of the magnesium with two hydrogen atoms by treatment with a weak acid (as oxalic acid)

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