Screening and partial purification of photoprotective pigment scytonemin from cyanobacterial crusts dwelling on the historical monuments in and around Varanasi, India
In the present investigation, biological crusts from the surface of eight historical monuments of Varanasi, India, were examined for the presence of scytonemin (a cyanobacterial photoprotective pigment) containing cyanobacterial species. <em>Lyngbya</em> sp. and <em>Scytonema</e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-05-01
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Series: | Microbiology Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mr/article/view/6559 |