Xanthophylls
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006871
Oxygenated forms of carotenoids. They are usually derived from alpha and beta carotene.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006871 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2014; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Carotenoids; Plant pigments; Violaxanthin; Capsanthin; Lutein; Neoxanthin; Zeaxanthin; Antheraxanthin |
| Translations | Spanish: xantofilas |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006871",
"term": "Xanthophylls",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Oxygenated forms of carotenoids. They are usually derived from alpha and beta carotene.",
"subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
"see_also": [
"carotenoids",
"plant pigments",
"violaxanthin",
"capsanthin",
"lutein",
"neoxanthin",
"zeaxanthin",
"antheraxanthin"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2014",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "xantofilas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/xanthophylls/"
}
Record 6,762 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.