photopyrone

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English

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Etymology

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From photo- +‎ pyrone.

Noun

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photopyrone (plural photopyrones)

  1. (organic chemistry) The ketone 3-hexyl-4-hydroxy-6-(2-methylpropyl)pyran-2-one (and related compounds) that at as quorum sensing signals in Photorhabdus