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prolycopene en · NOUN

Etymology

From pro- + lycopene.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A cis isomer of lycopene
    • In contrast, ZDS introduces double bonds at the C7 and C7´position of ζ-carotene in cis configuration resulting in a C7,9,9´,7´-tetra-cis-lycopene species, termed prolycopene. 2015 July 6, “Phytoene Desaturase from Oryza sativa : Oligomeric Assembly, Membrane Association and Preliminary 3D-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: