phytoene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An acyclic polyunsaturated isoprenoid hydrocarbon that is the precursor of the biosynthesis of carotenoid pigments

Word forms

phytoene

Etymology

From phyto- + -ene.

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