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A nomenclature including abbreviation for the metal-substituted (bacterio)chlorophylls active in natural photosynthesis is proposed as metal-(bacterio)chlorophyll and M-(B)Chl.
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Takaichi, S., Wakao, N., Hiraishi, A. et al. Nomenclature of metal-substituted (bacterio)chlorophylls in natural photosynthesis: Metal-(bacterio)chlorophyll and M-(B)Chl. Photosynthesis Research 59, 255–256 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006195320527
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