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prolycopene

prolycopene noun: a cis isomer of lycopene.

Noun

prolycopene (uncountable)

  1. A cis isomer of lycopene
    • In contrast, ZDS introduces double bonds at the C7 and C7´position of ζ-carotene in cis configuration resulting in a C7,9,9´,7´-tetra-cis-lycopene species, termed prolycopene.2015 July 6, “Phytoene Desaturase from Oryza sativa : Oligomeric Assembly, Membrane Association and Preliminary 3D-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of prolycopene

From pro- + lycopene.

Questions about prolycopene

What does prolycopene mean?
Prolycopene means a cis isomer of lycopene.
What part of speech is prolycopene?
Prolycopene is a noun.

Words near prolycopene in the dictionary

  1. prolusory
  2. proluvia
  3. proluvial
  4. proluvium
  5. proly
  6. prolycopene
  7. prolyl
  8. prolylalanine
  9. prolylpeptide
  10. prolylpeptides
  11. prolyls

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