A facile synthesis of Tyrian purple based on a biosynthetic pathway

Fisheries Science

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 726-729

  Tanoue, Yasuhiro ^a,c   Terada, Akira ^a   Sakata, Kazunori ^b   Hashimoto, Mamoru ^a   Morishita, Shin Ichi ^b   Hamada, Moritugu ^a   Kai, Norihisa ^c  

^a NATIONAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Baiko Gakuin University   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

6,6 Dibromoindigo; 6 Bromoindole; Ancient purple; Indigo; Indole; Purpurase; Royal purple; Tyrian purple

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; INDIGOFERA; MOLLUSCA; TYRIA;

EID: 0034846837     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2001.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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