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Accessory Pigments Definition:
Photosynthetic pigments such as carotenoids and phycobiliproteins that aid chlorophyll in trapping light energy.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Accessory Pigments Notes:
Accessory pigments are the compounds, which absorb light. These pigments are found in organisms that photosynthesize and these pigments work along with chlorophyll a. The non-chlorophyll accessory pigments are phycobiliproteins and carotenoids that help the chlorophyll to absorb the light energy.
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