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Biosynthesis of the 131-oxo Croup and the /Socylic Ring E of Bacteriochlorophyll a in Various Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria Using 18O-Labelling and Mass Spectrometry

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Bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) a, is an antenna and reaction centre pigment of many photosynthetic bacteria. BChl a contains six oxygen atoms: one carbonyl atom at both the 3-acetyl and 131-oxo groups and four carboxyl oxygens at C-133 and -173 (Fig. 1).

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  1. Botanisches Institut, Universität Munchen, Menzinger Str. 67, D-80638, München, Germany

    R. J. Porra, C. Bubenzer & H. Scheer

  2. Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität-München, D-85748, Garching, Germany

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Porra, R.J., Urzinger, M., Winkler, J., Bubenzer, C., Scheer, H. (1998). Biosynthesis of the 131-oxo Croup and the /Socylic Ring E of Bacteriochlorophyll a in Various Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria Using 18O-Labelling and Mass Spectrometry. In: Garab, G. (eds) Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3953-3_753

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