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The two main carotenoids of Stigmatella aurantiaca were identified as 1′,2′-dihydro-1′-hydroxy-3,4-dehydro-torulene glucoside (myxobactin) and 1′,2′-dihydro-1′-hydroxy-4-keto-torulene glucoside (myxobacton). Both pigments occur as monoesters of various fatty acids. The structural formulas were established by chemical and chromatographical analysis and by visible, infrared, and mass spectroscopy.
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Kleinig, H., Reichenbach, H. & Achenbach, H. Carotenoid pigments of Stigmatella aurantiaca (Myxobacterales) . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 74, 223–234 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00408883
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