crocoxanthin

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crocoxanthin (uncountable)

  1. (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], →DOI:
      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.