抄録
Within a few minutes of perspiration, the colourless, viscous sweat of the hippopotamus gradually turns red, and then brown as the pigment polymerizes. Here we isolate and characterize the pigments responsible for this colour reaction. The unstable red and orange pigments turn out to be non-benzenoid aromatic compounds that are unexpectedly acidic and have antibiotic as well as sunscreen activity.
| 本文言語 | English |
|---|---|
| ページ（範囲） | 363 |
| ページ数 | 1 |
| ジャーナル | Nature |
| 巻 | 429 |
| 号 | 6990 |
| 出版ステータス | Published - 2004 5月 27 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
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