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nostoxanthin

nostoxanthin noun: a carotenoid (1R,2R)-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(4R,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohex-4-ene-1,2-diol present in some bacteria and blue-green algae.

Noun

nostoxanthin (uncountable)

  1. A carotenoid (1R,2R)-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(4R,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohex-4-ene-1,2-diol present in some bacteria and blue-green algae

Questions about nostoxanthin

What does nostoxanthin mean?
Nostoxanthin means a carotenoid (1R,2R)-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(4R,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohex-4-ene-1,2-diol present in some bacteria and blue-green algae.
What part of speech is nostoxanthin?
Nostoxanthin is a noun.

Words near nostoxanthin in the dictionary

  1. nostopeptin
  2. nostopeptins
  3. nostopeptolide
  4. nostophobia
  5. nostos
  6. nostoxanthin
  7. nostra
  8. nostra culpa
  9. nostra culpas
  10. nostra remedia
  11. nostra sponte

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