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Q. Photosynthetic bacteria have pigments in

AIPMTAIPMT 1999Biological Classification

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Photosynthetic bacteria have chromatophores which are membrane bound vesicular structures which are extensions of cytoplasmic membrane. They contain photosynthetic pigments along with enzymes and electron carriers for photosynthetic phosphorylation. These pigment are bacteriochlorophyll and bacteriop- haeophytin. Leucoplasts, chloroplasts and chromoplasts are different types of plasids which occur in plastids and some protistans.