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Chromophore

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chromophanenoun(biology) Any of several colouring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.
chromogennoun(chemistry) Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.
chemochromenoun(biology) A chemical pigment.
chromotropnounAlternative form of chromotrope. [(cytology) Any of a group of dyes that change colour under certain circumstances]
chromopeptidenoun(organic chemistry) Any peptide that has an added chromophore (typically an azo compound)
auxochromenoun(chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
chemophorenoun(organic chemistry) The molecular framework responsible for a compound's biological activity
multichromophorenounHaving multiple chromophores
chrysophyllnoun(organic chemistry) The yellow colouring matter in the green chlorophyll pigment of plants.
xanthophorenoun(biology) A xanthochrome-containing chromatophore, frequently a lipophore.
holophytochromenoun(biochemistry) Any phytochrome that has a heme group attached
lipophorenoun(biology) A lipochrome-containing chromatophore, usually a xanthophore
chalkophorenoun(biochemistry) Any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating copper
azochromophorenoun(organic chemistry) Any chromophore containing an azo (-N=N-) group
chromoisomernounAn isomer that is a different colour to another
dopachromenoun(biochemistry) A quinone, derived from L-DOPA, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of melanin
chlorophyllnoun(biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.
merocyaninenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of fluorescent dyes, some of which are notable for their solvatochromatic properties.
dichlorophenolindophenolnoun(organic chemistry) A blue chemical compound used as a redox dye.
duochromenounA color scheme consisting of only two hues.

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