lycopene

lycopene
Ψ,Ψ-Carotene; the characteristic red pigment of the tomato that may be considered chemically as the parent substance from which all natural carotenoid pigments are derived; an unsaturated hydrocarbon made up of eight isoprene units, two of them hydrogenated, with 11 conjugated double bonds.

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ly·co·pene 'lī-kə-.pēn n a red pigment C40H56 isomeric with carotene that occurs in many ripe fruits (as the tomato)

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ly·co·pene (liґko-pēn) the red carotenoid pigment of tomatoes and various berries and fruits.

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