carotin
Americannoun
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It is unlike carotin and xanthophyll in that it has basic properties, forming salts with acids, which are blue in color.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
The reaction of carotin toward bromine is peculiar.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
It is, however, brilliantly red in color, and crystallizes in a different form and has a different adsorption spectrum from carotin.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
Xanthophyll differs markedly from carotin in its solubilities, being insoluble in petroleum ether and only sparingly soluble in carbon disulfide.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
To separate the carotin from xanthophyll place the ether solution in a small open dish and evaporate to a small volume.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
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