Anhydrous β-guanine crystals in a marine dinoflagellate: Structure and suggested function.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2019.04.009
Abstract: Guanine crystals are used by certain animals, including vertebrates, to produce structural colors or to enhance vision, because of their distinctive reflective properties. Here we use cryo-SEM, cryo- FIB SEM and Raman spectroscopic imaging to… read more here.
Keywords: marine dinoflagellate; guanine; anhydrous guanine; guanine crystals ... See more keywords