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parasiloxanthin

parasiloxanthin noun: a carotenoid found in catfish, C₄₀H₅₈O₂.

Noun

parasiloxanthin (uncountable)

  1. A carotenoid found in catfish, C₄₀H₅₈O₂
    • Identification of parasiloxanthin and its derivative 7,8-dihydroparasiloxanthin, as well as 3'-epilutein and monadoxanthin, are worthy of notice. These carotenoids, except for 3'-epilutein, have hitherto been found in few species and only on the Japanese islands.1999, Folia Biologica (volume 47, numbers 3-4, page 68)
    • It is reported that the Japanese catfish Parasilurus asotus can desaturate administered zeaxanthin at C-7,8 to yield both parasiloxanthin (8.16) and 7,8-dihydroparasiloxanthin (8.17) [149].2012, T. Goodwin, The Biochemistry of the Carotenoids: Volume II Animals, page 145

Questions about parasiloxanthin

What does parasiloxanthin mean?
Parasiloxanthin means a carotenoid found in catfish, C₄₀H₅₈O₂.
What part of speech is parasiloxanthin?
Parasiloxanthin is a noun.

Words near parasiloxanthin in the dictionary

  1. parashoth
  2. Parashurama
  3. parasibirskite
  4. parasigmatism
  5. parasigmoid
  6. parasiloxanthin
  7. parasinus
  8. parasinuses
  9. parasinusoidal
  10. parasiopesis
  11. parasisal

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