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lactucaxanthin

lactucaxanthin noun: a hydroxylated carotenoid found in plants of the genus Lactuca.

Noun

lactucaxanthin (uncountable)

  1. A hydroxylated carotenoid found in plants of the genus Lactuca.
    • Interestingly, the concentrations of all main flavonoid glycosides, caffeic acid derivatives, and sucrose increased with decreasing nitrogen concentration, whereas those of chlorophylls, β-carotene, neoxanthin, lactucaxanthin, all trans- and cis-violaxanthin decreased.2015 November 17, “Nitrogen Limited Red and Green Leaf Lettuce Accumulate Flavonoid Glycosides, Caffeic Acid Derivatives, and Sucrose while Losing Chlorophylls, Β-Carotene and Xanthophylls”, in PLOS...

Questions about lactucaxanthin

What does lactucaxanthin mean?
Lactucaxanthin means a hydroxylated carotenoid found in plants of the genus Lactuca.
What part of speech is lactucaxanthin?
Lactucaxanthin is a noun.

Words near lactucaxanthin in the dictionary

  1. lactoyl
  2. lactoylglutathione
  3. lactoylglutathione lyase
  4. lactrunculin
  5. lactucarium
  6. lactucaxanthin
  7. lactucerin
  8. lactucic acid
  9. lactucin
  10. lactucine
  11. lactucon

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