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deinoxanthin

deinoxanthin noun: a carotenoid (5R)-5-hydroxy-3-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E,21E)-24-hydroxy-3,7,12,16,20,24-hexamethylpentacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21-undecaenyl]-2,4,4-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one present in Deinococcus radiodurans.

Noun

deinoxanthin (uncountable)

  1. A carotenoid (5R)-5-hydroxy-3-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E,21E)-24-hydroxy-3,7,12,16,20,24-hexamethylpentacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21-undecaenyl]-2,4,4-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one present in Deinococcus radiodurans

Questions about deinoxanthin

What does deinoxanthin mean?
Deinoxanthin means a carotenoid (5R)-5-hydroxy-3-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E,21E)-24-hydroxy-3,7,12,16,20,24-hexamethylpentacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21-undecaenyl]-2,4,4-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one present in Deinococcus radiodurans.
What part of speech is deinoxanthin?
Deinoxanthin is a noun.

Words near deinoxanthin in the dictionary

  1. deinotheria
  2. deinotheriid
  3. deinotheriids
  4. deinotherium
  5. deinotheriums
  6. deinoxanthin
  7. deinsectisation
  8. deinsectization
  9. deinsertion
  10. deinsertions
  11. deinstall

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