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Definition of Fucoxanthin
1. Noun. (organic compound) A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fucoxanthin
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Medical Definition of Fucoxanthin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Fucoxanthin
Literary usage of Fucoxanthin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher (1921)
"... fucoxanthin". Of these, the chlorophylls, the carotinoids, phycoerythrin (in
red sea-weeds) and ..."
2. An Introduction to the Chemistry of Plant Products by Paul Haas, Thomas George Hill (1917)
"fucoxanthin is a brownish-red substance, which crystallizes from methyl alcohol
or light petroleum, and melts at i$9-5 to 160-5°. It absorbs iodine * Ewart: ..."
3. The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher (1921)
"... fucoxanthin. Of these, the chlorophylls, the carotinoids, phycoerythrin (in
red sea-weeds) and ..."
4. Practical organic and bio-chemistry by Robert Henry Aders Plimmer (1920)
"fucoxanthin. The brown algse are extracted as described on p. 524 in the same
way as chlorophyll from fresh material and the chlorophyll is precipitated. ..."
5. Botany, with Agricultural Applications by John Nathan Martin (1920)
"They have two pigments, chlorophyll and a brown pigment called fucoxanthin, but
the brown pigment obscures the green one and determines the color of the ..."
6. Botany for Agricultural Students by John Nathan Martin (1919)
"They have two pigments, chlorophyll and a brown pigment called fucoxanthin, but
the brown pigment obscures the green one and determines the color of the ..."
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