ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Two major biological roles have been assigned to carotenoids in plants and prokaryotes. In photosynthetic organisms, these pigments are involved in trapping light energy1. A more general role applicable to both photo-synthetic and non-photosynthetic cells, is protection from photodynamic action. ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/270538a0
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