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xanthophyll
xan·tho·phyll X0002000 (zăn′thə-fĭl′)n. Any of several yellow carotenoid pigments, including lutein and zeaxanthin, produced by plants and green algae and visible in the leaves of deciduous trees in the autumn. Xanthophylls are also present in some animal tissues such as egg yolks.
xan′tho·phyl′lic, xan′tho·phyl′lous adj.xanthophyll (ˈzænθəʊfɪl) or xanthophyln (Elements & Compounds) any of a group of yellow carotenoid pigments occurring in plant and animal tissue ˌxanthoˈphyllous adjxan•tho•phyll or xan•tho•phyl (ˈzæn θə fɪl)
n. a carotenoid yellow pigment of plants, algae, and other forms, often masked by the green of chlorophyll. [1830–40; < French xanthophylle. See xantho-, -phyll] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | xanthophyll - yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolkslutein, xanthophylcarotenoid - any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals |
xanthophyll
xanthophyll[′zan·thə‚fil] (biochemistry) C40H56O2 Any of a group of yellow, alcohol-soluble carotenoid pigments that are oxygen derivatives of the carotenes, and are found in certain flowers, fruits, and leaves. Also known as carotenol; lutein. xanthophyll
xan·tho·phyll (zan'thō-fil), Oxygenated derivative of carotene; a yellow plant pigment, occurring also in egg yolk and corpus luteum. Synonym(s): lutein (2) , luteol, luteolexanthophyll (zăn′thə-fĭl′)n. Any of several yellow carotenoid pigments, including lutein and zeaxanthin, produced by plants and green algae and visible in the leaves of deciduous trees in the autumn. Xanthophylls are also present in some animal tissues such as egg yolks.
xan′tho·phyl′lic, xan′tho·phyl′lous adj.xan·tho·phyll (zan'thō-fil) Oxygenated derivative of carotene; a yellow plant pigment, occurring also in egg yolk and corpus luteum.
Synonym(s): lutein (2) . xanthophyll see CAROTENOIDS.xanthophyll
Related to xanthophyll: carotene, anthocyanin, CarotenoidsSynonyms for xanthophyllnoun yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolksSynonymsRelated Words |