- indigoid biochrome
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Various blues and purples derived by the metabolism of trytophan found in plants and mollusks.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
indigoid biochrome
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biochrome — n. [Gr. bios, life; chroma, color] Any natural pigment found in a living organism; see indigoid biochrome, quinone biochrome, schemochrome … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
