xanthommatine

Japanese: xanthommatine
xanthommatine

...A general term for pigment compounds derived from tryptophan, such as xanthommatine, an eye pigment in insects, which is produced from L-tryptophan via kynurenine and 3-hydroxykynurenine. The name is derived from the ommatidia, where this substance is most prominent.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "xanthommatine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…L‐トリプトファンからキヌレニン,3‐ヒドロキシキヌレニンを経て生成する昆虫の眼色素キサントマチンxanthommatineに代表されるトリプトファン由来の色素化合物の総称。この名称は,最も顕著にこの物質が存在している個眼ommatidiumにちなんでいる。…

※「xanthommatine」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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