ASTAXANTHIN


Meaning of ASTAXANTHIN in English

|astə+ noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin Astacus + English xanthin

: a violet crystalline carotenoid pigment C 40 H 52 O 4 found combined (as with proteins) especially in the shells of crustaceans and the feathers of birds

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