Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Quantity Determination of Pigments in Plant

Determination of chlorophyll and anthocyanins can be done based on Lambert-Beer’s Law. . The molar absorbency of each anthocyanin may be slightly different depending on the standard chosen as a mixture of major anthocyanins may be found present in most of the fruits. The total anthocyanin content is measured as cyanidin-3-glucoside due to its wide usage for similar assays and availability. Anthocyanin possesses a molecular weight of 449 and molar absorbency of 26900 at absorbance wavelength of 510 nm at pH 1. 

The amount of chlorophyll can be determined by using a spectrophotometer. The absorbance is proportional to the concentration of chlorophyll presents in the sample [9]. Chlorophyll possesses a molecular weight of 893.49 gmol-1 and molar absorbency of 105 M-1 cm-1 at absorbance wavelength of 663nm.

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