Chlorophyll a

Alternative Name(s)

[3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecenyl 9-ethenyl-14-ethyl-21-(methoxycarbonyl)-4,8,13,18-tetramethyl-20-oxo-3-phorbinepropanoato(2-)-N23,N24,N25,N26]magnesium, 9CI

Empirical Formula – C₅₅H₇₂MgN₄O₂

Molecular Weight – 893.51

Exact Mass – 892.54

Elemental Analysis – C, 73.93; H, 8.12; Mg, 2.72; N, 6.27; O, 8.95

Chlorophyll a Compound Image

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Concentration analysis (mg/kg)

Fruit
Virgin oil

1.2-287.0[1]

0.2-30.5[1]

External Links

ChEBI ID - 18230
PubChem CID - 6477652
HMDB - HMDB38578

References

Criado, M.N., et al., Comparative study of the effect of the maturation process of the olive fruit on the chlorophyll and carotenoid fractions of drupes and virgin oils from Arbequina and Farga cultivars. Food Chemistry, 2007. 100(2): p. 748-755.