phytoene
Meaning
- noun An acyclic polyunsaturated isoprenoid hydrocarbon that is the precursor of the biosynthesis of carotenoid pigments
Similar words
phytofluene phytochlorin carotene isoprenoid carotenone tetraterpene isoprenolog phytane phenylpropanoid beta-carotene
Often followed by
synthase desaturase and to desaturation dehydrogenase is in synthetase
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