Definition: A photo-active pigment localized in prolamellar bodies occurring within the proplastids of dark-grown bean leaves. In the process of photoconversion, the highly fluorescent protochlorophyllide is converted to chlorophyll.
a chlorophyll
Other names Protochlorophyllide A; Protochlorophyllide, Monovinyl; MV PChlide; A, Protochlorophyllide; Monovinyl Protochlorophyllide; MV-PChlide