Meanings
nounlactucaxanthin (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA hydroxylated carotenoid found in plants of the genus Lactuca.
Interestingly, the concentrations of all main flavonoid glycosides, caffeic acid derivatives, and sucrose increased with decreasing nitrogen concentration, whereas those of chlorophylls, β-carotene, neoxanthin, lactucaxanthin, all trans- and cis-violaxanthin decreased.
2015 November 17, “Nitrogen Limited Red and Green Leaf Lettuce Accumulate Flavonoid Glycosides, Caffeic Acid Derivatives, and Sucrose while Losing Chlorophylls, Β-Carotene and Xanthophylls”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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