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Chemistry

What's chemistry got to do with it?

General Information

• Pigments - chlorophyll a, chlorophyll c, carotenoid pigments (beta carotene), fucoxanthin
• Cell Wall - a distinguishing characteristic due to its largely silicate composition
• Storage Products - chrysolaminarin (beta-1,3 linked glucan), oil drops (globular form of starch and sugar), volutin, polyphosphate in vacuoles, lipids within and outside of vacuoles, fatty acids

More Specifically. . .

Organic Casing

Protoplast

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