xanthophylls in English
noun
1
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. There is no interruption of the formation of the chlorophylls, carotenes and primary xanthophylls.
2. As the chlorophylls degrade, the hidden pigments of yellow xanthophylls and orange beta-carotene are revealed.
3. Xanthophylls Chlorophyll a Chlorophyll b Chlorophyll a is found in all chloroplasts, as well as their cyanobacterial ancestors.
4. Lycopene is responsible for the red color of a ripe fruit in the cultivated tomato, while the yellow color of the flowers is due to xanthophylls violaxanthin and neoxanthin.