Internal Parts
Within the inner membrane, in the region called the stroma, there is a system of interconnecting flattened membrane compartments, called the thylakoids. These are the sites of light absorption and ATP synthesis, and contain many proteins, including those involved in the electron transport chain. Photosenthetics pigments such as chlorophylls a,b and c some others e.g. xanthophylls, carotenoids, phycobilins are also embedded within the granum membrane. With exception of chlorophyll a, all the other associated pigments are "accessory" and transfer energy to the reaction centers, Photosytems I and II.
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