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bacteriochlorophyll

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bacteriochlorophyll [bak¦tir·ē·ə′klȯr·ə‚fil]
(biochemistry)
C52H70O6N4Mg A tetrahydroporphyrin chlorophyll compound occurring in the formsaandbin photosynthetic bacteria; there is no evidence thatbhas the empirical formula given.
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