cryptoxanthin

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cryptoxanthin

[¦krip·tō′zan·thən]
(biochemistry)
C40H57O A xanthophyll carotenoid pigment found in plants; convertible to vitamin A by many animal livers.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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