Figure 2.
Muricidae chemistry (a) showing the proposed formation of Tyrian purple from tryptophan in the hypobranchial glands; (b) indoxyl prochromogens; (c) choline esters; (d) bromoimidazoles and (e) bromoquinolines and quinoxoline.
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