primary pigments
primary pigments In photosynthesis, pigments that emit electrons which directly drive the photosynthetic reactions. In green plants there are two primary pigments, both of which are forms of chlorophyll a: P680 and P700. See PHOTOSYSTEM I and PHOTOSYSTEM II.
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