Abstract
CHLOROPHYLL c occurs in many types of marine algae1. Little is known of its chemistry or function, and methods used for its quantitative estimation are indirect2. The present work describes a method for the crystallization of chlorophyll c from the marine alga, Sargassum flavicans.
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JEFFREY, S. Purification of Chlorophyll c from Sargassum flavicans. Nature 194, 600 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194600a0
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