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Rapid preparation of pure chlorophyll a

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Very pure chlorophyll a has been obtained from blue-green algae by a simple precipitation procedure. Its purity is at least equal to that of chlorophyll a obtained from spinach by conventional chromatography.

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  1. Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstr. 42, A-1090, Vienna, Austria

    G. Gleixner, V. Karg & P. Kis

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  1. G. Gleixner
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Acknowledgments. This work was supported by the ‘Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung’ of the Republic of Austria. We thank Dr H. Springer-Lederer for helpful comments and Prof. E. Broda for his interest.

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Gleixner, G., Karg, V. & Kis, P. Rapid preparation of pure chlorophyll a. Experientia 38, 303–304 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01949355

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