1) Carotenoid 2) Lutein 3) Xanthophyl
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1) Lutein 2) Xanthophyl
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Xanthophylls (originally phylloxanthins) are yellow pigments that form one of two major divisions of the carotenoid group. The name is from Greek xanthos (ξανθός, `yellow`) and phyllon (φύλλον, `leaf`), due to their formation of the yellow band seen in early chromatography of leaf pigments. Their molecular structure is similar to c...
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substance causing yellow colour of autumn leaves
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• (n.) A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; -- formerly called also phylloxanthin.
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(from the article `carotenoid`) ...or red pigments (biochromes) that are almost universally distributed in living things. There are two major types: the hydrocarbon class, or ... Carotenoids occur as two major types: the hydrocarbon class, or carotenes, and the oxygenated (alcoholic) class, or xanthophylls. Some animals ... [2 relate...
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<chemical> Any of several yellow accessory pigments which found in plant leaves, egg yolks and human blood plasma, these pigments are oxygenated derivatives of carotenes and are involved in photosynthesis, for example lutein, violaxanthin and neoxanthine. ... (11 May 1997) ...
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Xan'tho·phyll noun [
Xantho- + Greek
fy`llon leaf.]
(Botany) A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; -- formerly called also
phylloxanthin .
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Type: Term Pronunciation: zan′thō-fil Definitions: 1. Oxygenated derivative of carotene; a yellow plant pigment, occurring also in egg yolk and corpus luteum. Synonyms: lutein2, luteol, luteole
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Xanthophylls are a class of oxygen-containing carotenoid pigments, which provide the characteristic yellow and brown colours of autumn leaves.
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n] - yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
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A yellow pigment; see under carotenoids Carotenoids A group of dyes belonging to the tetra-terpenes with over 800 different species occurring in nature. They are widespread in the animal and plant kingdom and cause a yellow, green, orange to reddish coloration. During photosynthesis, carotenoids are responsible for protection against photo-oxi...
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A yellow compound found in plants,conducive to the development of yellow fat in susceptible animals
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Xanthophylls are a class of oxygen-containing carotenoid pigments, which provide the characteristic yellow and brown colours of autumn leaves.
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xanthophyl noun yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
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Yellow pigment in plants that, like chlorophyll, is responsible for the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis
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