What does zeaxanthol mean?

zeaxanthol

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A carotenol, dihydroxy-β-carotene.

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"[…] almost a dozen other carotenols are regularly found in green leaves. One of these is zeaxanthol (dihydroxy-β-carotene), which is an isomer of luteol."
"Luteol is by far the most abundant carotenol is leaves ^([sic]) other leaf xanthophylls include zeaxanthol, violaxanthol, cryptoxanthol, flavoxanthol, and neoxanthin."

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