Indigo. Computer graphic of a molecule of the dye indigo (). The atoms (tubes) of the molecule are colour-coded: carbon (yellow), oxygen

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Indigo. Computer graphic of a molecule of the dye indigo (). The atoms (tubes) of the molecule are colour-coded: carbon (yellow), oxygen (red), hydrogen (white) and nitrogen (blue). An oxidised form of indigo (indigo blue) is used as a blue dye. Indigo, which used to be extracted from the leaves of a plant, is now manufactured synthetically.

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Size: 4000px × 3000px
Photo credit: © DR TIM EVANS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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