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- adonixanthinA carotenone, a derivative of astaxanthin.
- gazaniaxanthinA particular carotenoid.
- luteoxanthinA particular carotenoid.
- neoxanthinA major xanthophyll found in green leafy vegetables. It is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the plant hormone abscisic acid.
- rhamnoxanthinSynonym of frangulin: A yellow crystalline dyestuff extracted from a species (Frangula alnus) of alder buckthorn.
- staphyloxanthinA carotenoid pigment produced by some strains of Staphylococcus aureus, which acts as a virulence factor.
- paraxanthinA crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, once thought to be present in small quantities in urine.
- phycoxanthinA yellowish colouring matter found in certain algae.
- uroxanthinThe yellow pigment in urine.
- astaxanthinA xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans.