polycyclic quinone
chemical compound
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biological coloration
- In coloration: Polycyclic quinones
The polycyclic quinones occur in some bacteria, fungi, and parts of higher plants. One of the more interesting representatives is the aphin group, so called because of their initial recovery from the hemolymph (circulating fluid) of several coloured species of aphids; aphids parasitize…
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