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] The only carotenoids which are known to contain such supernumerary groups are those predominating in the photosynthetic bacteria. These have methoxyl groups attached to either positions 3 and 3 or 4 and 4 ; the best known pigment of this type is Spirilloxanthin3 (Fig. 1), which represents more ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/1821304a0