Photosynthetic pigments from a leaf resulting from paper chromatography. Pigments include chlorophyll a and b (see description)

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Pigment bands resulting from chromatography separation of a spinach leaf. The two green bands are chlorophyll a and b. The yellow bands are xanthophyll and beta carotene. The separation was made using petroleum ether and acetone as a solvent.

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Photo credit: © Martin Shields / Alamy / Afripics
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