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单词 cryptoxanthin
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cryptoxanthinn.

Brit. /krɪptə(ʊ)ˈzanθɪn/, U.S. /ˌkrɪptəˈzænθ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: crypto- comb. form, xanthin n.
Etymology: < crypto- comb. form + xanthin n., after German Kryptoxanthin (R. Kuhn and C. Grundmann 1933, in Berichte der Deutsch. Chem. Ges. 66 1746).
Chemistry.
A yellow carotenoid pigment which is a metabolic precursor of vitamin A and is commonly found in plants and in other sources such as egg yolk.Systematic name: 4-hydroxy-β-carotene; C40H56O.
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1934 Chem. Abstr. 28 1043 Cryptoxanthin... This new xanthophyll..constitutes almost ⅓ of the total pigment of the calyxes and berries of Physalis franchetti.
1972 Materials & Technol. V. xix. 671 α- and γ-carotene and cryptoxanthin are fairly common and probably, apart from β-carotene, the most active biologically.
1999 Newsweek 6 Dec. 92/1 The cryptoxanthin in mangoes, oranges and papayas seems to decrease the risk of cervical cancer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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