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violaxanthin Biochem.|ˌvaɪələˈzænθɪn|
[a. G. viola-xanthin (Kuhn & Winterstein 1931, in Ber. d. Deut. Chem. Ges. LXIV. 327): see viola1 and xanthin.]
A xanthophyll, C40H56O4, occurring as a yellow pigment in daffodils and some other plants.
1931Chem. Abstr. XXV. 3351 The petals of the yellow pansy contain..a pigment wax which can be extd. with petroleum ether and on sapon. yields a well-crystd. xanthophyll, viola-xanthin. 1965[see lycopin]. 1978Nature 13 July 160/2 The photosynthetic pigments found in [the green alga] C[odium] fragile (β-carotene, zeaxanthin,..violaxanthin,..and chlorophyll b). |