genipocyanin

English

Noun

genipocyanin (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A blue pigment formed by the reaction of genipin and glycine
   • 2016 January 16, “The Hydroxyl at Position C1 of Genipin Is the Active Inhibitory Group that Affects Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 in Panc-1 Cells”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In addition, in the presence of an equimolar amount of glycine, GNP can dimerize to generate genipocyanin G1, which is a blue-pigmented, highly conjugated dimeric adduct with the ability to cross-link proteins.