zeaxanthin Biochem.
(ziːəˈzænθɪn)
[a. G. zeaxanthin (P. Karrer et al. 1929, in Helvetica Chim. Acta XII. 791): see zea and xanthin.]
A xanthophyll, C40H56O4, originally isolated from Indian corn, Zea mays.
| 1929 Chem. Abstr. XXIII. 4480 (heading) Zeaxanthin, a new carotinoid pigment in maize. 1934 [see xanthophyll a]. 1978 [see violaxanthin]. |