The New Carotenoid Pigment Moraxanthin Is Associated with Toxic Microalgae
The new pigment “moraxanthin” was found in natural samples from a fish mortality site in the Inland Bays of Delaware, USA. Pure cultures of the species, tentatively named Chattonella cf. verruculosa, and natural samples contained this pigment as a dominant carotenoid. The pigment, obtained from a 10...
Main Authors: | Alfonso Mangoni, Concetta Imperatore, Carmelo R. Tomas, Vincenzo Saggiomo, Valeria Costantino, Olga Mangoni |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-02-01
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Series: | Marine Drugs |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/2/242/ |
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