carotin
Americannoun
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The reaction of carotin toward bromine is peculiar.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
This group includes the two brilliant yellow pigments, carotin and xanthophyll, and the reddish brown fucoxanthin and the brilliant red lycopersicin, which are similar in their chemical composition.
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
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
Its formula indicates that it is an oxidized carotin.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
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