photopyrone

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What does photopyrone mean?

The ketone 3-hexyl-4-hydroxy-6-(2-methylpropyl)pyran-2-one (and related compounds) that at as quorum sensing signals in Photorhabdus

Where does photopyrone come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English pyrone English photopyrone From photo- + pyrone.

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