单词 | phytoene |
释义 | phytoenen. Biochemistry. An acyclic polyunsaturated isoprenoid hydrocarbon, C40H64, that is a colourless precursor in the biological synthesis of carotenoid pigments, and is a viscous liquid when isolated. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > hydrocarbons > [noun] > alkenes > branched-chain > other phytoene1950 1950 J. W. Porter & R. E. Lincoln in Arch. Biochem. 27 391 The name phytoene is given to a compound reported by Porter and Zscheile... It has previously been called a colorless, nonfluorescent polyene. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) II. 54/2 The synthesis of carotenoids leads..to the colorless compound, phytoene, which has the branched, 40-carbon chain characteristic of the carotenoid skeleton. 1988 L. Stryer Biochem. (ed. 3) xxiii. 571 Phytoene, the C40 condensation product, is dehydrogenated to yield lycopene. 2003 Nutrition Res. Newslet. (Nexis) 22 15 Plasma responses from other carotenoids present in watermelon and tomato, including beta-carotene, phytoene and phytofluene, were also examined. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1950 |
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