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fucoxanthin Chem.|ˌfjuːkəʊˈzænθɪn| Also 9 -ine. [f. fucus + -o + xanthine.] A brown carotenoid pigment, C42H58 O6, occurring in and generally characteristic of the brown algæ.
1873H. C. Sorby in Proc. R. Soc. XXI. 461 Fucoxanthine. This is the name I propose for the principal colouring-matter of Fuci and other olive Algæ. 1917Haas & Hill Introd. Chem. Plant Products (ed. 2) v. 229 Carotin, Xanthophyll, and Fucoxanthin..are known collectively as the Carotinoids. 1949New Biology VII. 90 The masking pigment [of chlorophyll] in the brown algae is called fucoxanthin, and in the case of the reds phycoerythrin. 1965T. W. Goodwin Chem. & Biochem. Plant Pigments iv. 133 Three main classes of the division Phaeophyta all characteristically synthesize fucoxanthin. |