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(organic chemistry) An acetylenic carotenoid (3R,6'R)-7,8-didehydro-β,ε-caroten-3-ol.
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 […]
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.
Use crocoxanthin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crocoxanthin means (organic chemistry) An acetylenic carotenoid (3R,6'R)-7,8-didehydro-β,ε-caroten-3-ol.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
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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 […]
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