Shown here is the structure of monovinyl chlorophyll a (C₅₆H₇₂O₅N₄Mg), the most common of the several chlorophyll species. Closely-related compounds are chlorophyll b (chl a:chl b = 3:1 in green algae and higher plants), chlorophyll c (diatoms and brown algae), and chlorophyll d (marine red algae), as well as bacteriochlorophyll a and b and chlorobium chlorophyll.

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