The absorption and fluorescence spectra of chlorophyll a (Chi a) aggregates formed in aqueous solutions of polyvinyl alcohol) (PVA), polyvinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP), and bovine serum albumin (BSA) were analyzed by curve‐fitting methods in the wavelength region from 650 to 800 nm. The results indicated that the aggregation of Chi a to polymeric forms such as (Chia–2H 2 0), was suppressed in the presence of the macromolecules. The suppression was due to a coordination of macromolecule bound ligands to Chi a and was strongest in BSA and weaker in PVA. There were differences in the spectra even though the same types of polymeric Chi a forms were observed due to characteristically different composition of these forms. Fluorescence patterns indicated that energy was transferred from the shorter to the longer wavelength forms.
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