hydroxanthommatin

noun

A pigment, 11-(3-amino-3-carboxypropanoyl)-5-hydroxy-1-oxo-4,12-dihydropyrido[3,2-a]phenoxazine-3-carboxylic acid, found in the eye of Drosophila melanogaster

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nounhydroxanthommatin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA pigment, 11-(3-amino-3-carboxypropanoyl)-5-hydroxy-1-oxo-4,12-dihydropyrido[3,2-a]phenoxazine-3-carboxylic acid, found in the eye of Drosophila melanogaster
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