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Fig. 2

From: Inhibition of bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis in the purple phototrophic bacteria Rhodospirillumrubrum and Rhodobacter capsulatus grown in the presence of a toxic concentration of selenite

Fig. 2

Structure of BChl a and of some of its derivatives. 1: BPhe ap : R = phytyl and Mg++ replaced by 2H+ 2: BPhe ag : R = geranylgeranyl and Mg++ replaced by 2H+ 3: BChlide a : R = H 4: BPheide a : R = H and Mg++ replaced by 2H+. The carbon atoms were numbered according to the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) nomenclature

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