出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/02/20 20:46 UTC 版)
From Latin fūcus (from Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”)) + ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + -in.
fucoxanthin (countable and uncountable, plural fucoxanthins)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/07 19:57 UTC 版)
Fucoxanthin is a xanthophyll, with formula C42H58O6. It is found as an accessory pigment in the chloroplasts of brown algae and most other heterokonts, giving them a brown or olive-green color. Fucoxanthin absorbs light primarily in the blue-green to yellow-green part of the visible spectrum, peaking at around 510-525 nm by various estimates and absorbing significantly in the range of 450 to 540 nm.