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Biol Bull 97: 206-209. (October 1949)
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HOPKINSIAXANTHIN, A XANTHOPHYLL OF THE SEA SLUG HOPKINSIA ROSACEA

HAROLD H. STRAIN 1

1 Carnegie Institution of Washington, Division of Plant Biology, Stanford, California

The striking, rose-pink color of Hopkinsia rosacea is due to the presence of a carotenoid pigment, hopkinsiaxanthin. This xanthophyll, which has not been found in plants or in other animals, occurs in the stable, trans configuration and probably contains a carbonyl group.






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