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Question
Which pigment in diatoms gives a brownish tinge?
Which pigment in diatoms gives a brownish tinge?
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Solution
Fucoxanthin:
This pigment in diatoms gives a brownish tinge.
Explanation :
- It is another xanthophyll or carotene rendering brown color to diatoms.
- This is present in Phaeophyceae also known as brown algae.
Fucoxanthin:
This pigment in diatoms gives a brownish tinge.
Explanation :
- It is another xanthophyll or carotene rendering brown color to diatoms.
- This is present in Phaeophyceae also known as brown algae.
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