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The Red Membrane Pigments of the Peat Moss Sphagnum rubellum
Mentlein, Rolf,Vowinkel, Erich
, p. 1024 - 1035 (2007/10/02)
The red colour of the peat moss Sphagnum rubellum results from three membrane pigments, the sphagnorubins A, B, and C; they have been isolated and their structures elucidated.Sphagnorubin A (1) is identical with the formerly known sphagnorubin obtained from Sphagnum magellanicum.Sphagnorubin B (3) was identificated as 2-(3',4'-dihydroxyphenyl)-8,9-dihydroxy-11-methoxyphenanthropyrylium chloride.Sphagnorubin C (7) is the 3'-methyl ether of sphagnorubin B.
