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In current times, the complete proof of structure of a natural product may take weeks to months, less often days, occasionally a year. Yet, before the advent of modern organic spectroscopy techniques and powerful isolation-purifi cation methods, structure proof tended to consume years, if not decades.
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Lightner, D.A. (2013). Bilirubin. Quod Erat Faciendum . In: Bilirubin: Jekyll and Hyde Pigment of Life. Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, vol 98. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1637-1_10
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