spirilloxanthin

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noun

The carotenoid (4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,24E,26E,28E)-2,31-dimethoxy-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28-tridecaene present in the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum

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Meanings

nounspirilloxanthin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe carotenoid (4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,24E,26E,28E)-2,31-dimethoxy-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28-tridecaene present in the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum
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Chicago

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