From 1,8-Dihydroxypyrene to Pyrene-1,8-dione

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Medline reference: Wunder T, Marr J, Kremer S, Sterner O, Anke H. Arch Microbiol (1997) 167(5): 310-6.
Search Medline for pyrenequinone AND bacteria OR pyrenequinone AND fungus.: 8 citations on March 09, 2012.

  1,8-Dihydroxypyrene   
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    Pyrene-1,8-dione

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