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Synthesis of zinc bacteriochlorophyll-d analogues with various 17-substituents and their chlorosomal self-aggregates in non-polar organic solvents
Zinc 31-demethyl-bacteriopheophorbides-d possessing various 17-propionate residue (172-COOCH2-) were prepared as models of light-harvesting pigments in major photosynthetic antennae of green bacteria. The synthet...
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Self-aggregation of synthetic zinc chlorophyll derivatives possessing multi-perfluoroalkyl chains in perfluorinated solvents
Zinc 31-hydroxy-131-oxo-chlorins possessing two, three, four and six perfluorooctyl chains were synthesized from naturally occurring chlorophyll-a. Only the synthetic zinc chlorin possessing six perfluorooctyl ch...
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15N abundance in Antarctica: origin of soil nitrogen and ecological implications
Antarctica offers a unique natural environment from the point of view of nitrogen cycling. Ice-free dry areas,‘Antarctic oases’, and penguin rookeries are of particular interest because of the characteristic d...