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The carotenoids of a gliding filamentous organism containing bacteriochlorophylls a and c were as follows: β-, γ- and retro-dehydro-γ-carotene, echinenone, 4-keto-γ-carotene, 1′-hydroxy-1′,2′-dihydro-γ-carotene, O-hexosyl-1′-hydroxy-1′,2′-dihydro-γ-carotene, O-glycosyl-1′-hydroxy-1′,2′-dihydro-3′,4′-didehydro-γ-carotene and O-hexosyl-4-keto-1′-hydroxy-1′,2′-dihydro-3′,4′-didehydro-γ-carotene.
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The carotenoid composition was briefly compared with that of other prokaryotic organisms.
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(Fig.1) refers to reduction with LiAlH4
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Halfen, L.N., Pierson, B.K. & Francis, G.W. Carotenoids of a gliding organism containing bacteriochlorophylls. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 82, 240–246 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00412195
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