Vegetable sample procured from local markets of Tamil Nadu were used in this study to isolate pigments producing bacteria. Red pigment bacteria were isolated and developed into nutrient media. Morphological observations revealed that the isolated bacteria are Gram Negative, cocci and biochemical characterization was carried out and isolated are identified as Rhodotorula sp. Maximum production o...

This paper shows that in Porphyridium cruentum and in Chlorella pyrenoidosa (but apparently not in Anacystis nidulans) "extreme red" light (> 720 mmu) can inhibit photosynthesis produced by "far red" light (up to 720 mmu). From the action spectrum of this phenomenon, it appears that an unknown pigment with an absorption band around 745 mmu must be responsible for it.

Rhodotorula glutinis ATCC 204091 is an oleaginous oxidative red yeast that can accumulate lipids to >50% of its biomass when grown with appropriate carbon and nitrogen ratios. It produces a red pigment consisting of useful antioxidants, such as carotenoids, torulene, and torularhodin, when cultivated under carbon-deficient conditions.

In this work, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) techniques were used to study blue, red, ochre pigments from wall paintings of the 16th century colonial convent San Nicolás de Tolentino in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. blue pigments, nanometric fibers with a chemical composition mostly O, Si, Al, Mg identified. XRD FTIR analysis indicated ...

1. Although the carotenoid pigments are present in large concentration in the plastids of etiolated Avena seedlings as compared with protochlorophyll, the pigment precursor of chlorophyll, it is possible to show that the carotenoids do not act as filters of the light incident on the plant in the blue region of the spectrum where they absorb heavily. This suggests that the carotenoids are locate...

In a normal individual the administration of isotopically labeled glycine (1, 2) results in two peaks of radioactivity in the excreted fecal bile pigment. The first or "early" labeled peak of fecal bile pigment excretion occurs within the first few days and cannot be explained on the basis of the breakdown of normal circulating red cells. The second peak occurs 100 to 130 days after administrat...

The spectral detection of vegetation pigment concentrations has a high potential value, but it is still underdeveloped, especially for pigments other than chlorophylls. In this study, the seasonal pigment dynamics of two Tecticornia species (samphires; halophytic shrubs) from north-western Australia were correlated with spectral indices that best document the pigment changes over time. Pigment ...

The retinal photoreceptors of a New World migratory bird, the bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) were examined using microspectrophotometry. Based on the absorbance spectra of their visual pigments and oil droplets, retinal photoreceptors include five classes of single cones, one double cone, and one rod. The single cones contain a long-wavelength pigment (lambda(max)=564nm) paired with a red or ...

The translocation of (14)C-photosynthate in detached blades of sugarcane was studied under illumination from red, green, blue, and cool-white fluorescent lamps; under far-red illumination from the sun, and from incandescent lamps; and in total darkness.The percentage of basipetal translocation and the accumulation against the concentration gradient were stimulated by light from the red or blue ...

Bilateral acute depigmentation of the iris (BADI) is a recently described entity characterized by acute onset of pigment dispersion in the anterior chamber, depigmentation of the iris, and heavy pigment deposition in the anterior chamber angle. Involvement is always bilateral, simultaneous, and symmetrical. We report the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with bilateral ocular pain, red ey...