xanthophyll in English

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a yellow or brown carotenoid plant pigment that causes the autumn colors of leaves.
These are chlorophyll's shy cousins, the yellow pigment xanthophyll and the red-orange carotene.
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1. It is a xanthophyll cycle pigment, an oil-soluble alcohol within the xanthophyll subgroup of carotenoids.

2. Xanthophyll from the marigold flower is a potent antioxidant.

3. The use of ultrasonic and circulated process was investigated for extraction of xanthophyll from marigold flower.

4. Most dinophyte chloroplasts contain form II RuBisCO, at least the photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll a, chlorophyll c2, beta-carotene, and at least one dinophyte-unique xanthophyll (peridinin, dinoxanthin, or diadinoxanthin), giving many a golden-brown color.

5. Alga: 1 n primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves Synonyms: Algae Types: show 31 types hide 31 types seaweed plant growing in the sea, especially marine Algae golden Algae Algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll yellow-green Algae any Alga of