Abstract
The carotenoid pigments of a Rhizobium strain isolated from Lotononis bainesii were found to be diglucosyl-4,4′-diapocarotene-4,4′-dioate and glucosyl-4,4′-diapocarotene-4-oate-4′-oic acid.
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5th publication in the series “Carotenoids of Rhizobia” [4th publication: Helv. chim. Acta 62: 2551–2557 (1979)]
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Kleinig, H., Broughton, W.J. Carotenoid pigments in a red strain of Rhizobium from Lotononis bainesii Baker. Arch. Microbiol. 133, 164 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00413533
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