The absorption spectra of the extracts were evaluated with wavelengths in the range 200–700 nm by means of an ultraviolet (UV)-visible spectrophotometer (SPECTROstar Nano; BMG LABTECH, Offenburg, Germany) (22 (link), 23 (link)). For, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, the extracts (1 mg) were dissolved in deuterated dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO-d6)/deuterium oxide (D2O) and the spectral data were recorded on an Avance 300 MHz NMR spectrometer (Bruker, Rheinstetten, Germany). Structural elucidation of the pigments was accomplished by comparison of the 1H NMR spectra as described by Choi et al. (22 (link)) and Sobolev et al. (24 (link)).
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