crocoxanthin
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editcrocoxanthin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) An acetylenic carotenoid (3R,6'R)-7,8-didehydro-β,ε-caroten-3-ol
- 2012, Vladimir S. Saakov, Valery Z. Drapkin, Alexander I. Krivchenko, Derivative Spectrophotometry and Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Spectroscopy for Ecological and Biological Questions (page 266)
- Monadoxanthin, losing one hydroxyl group, turns into crocoxanthin (one hydroxyl and acetylene bond). The product of reduction of crocoxanthin was not found, and it is a problem for further research […]
- 2015 September 12, “Spectrophotometric Analysis of Pigments: A Critical Assessment of a High-Throughput Method for Analysis of Algal Pigment Mixtures by Spectral Deconvolution”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Some pigments were not present as both GP spectra and HPLC standards, such as α-carotene, 19’-butanoyloxyfucoxanthin, crocoxanthin, and lycopene, which were present as HPLC standards, but not as GP spectra.
- 2012, Vladimir S. Saakov, Valery Z. Drapkin, Alexander I. Krivchenko, Derivative Spectrophotometry and Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Spectroscopy for Ecological and Biological Questions (page 266)