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Definition of Polyene
1. Noun. (chemistry) An organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polyene
1. a chemical compound [n -S] : POLYENIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Polyene
1. A chemical compound having a series of conjugated (alternating) double bonds; e.g., the carotenoids. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyene
Literary usage of Polyene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"There are two cases depending on the number of electrons, 4n or 4л + 2, in the
polyene. The analysis can be simplified to deciding whether the highest ..."
2. Drug Labeling In Developing Countries by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"... Oral contraceptive pg Penicillin-derivative antibiotic pi Phosphonic
acid-derivative antibiotic with anesthetic pi polyene antifungal agent pi polyene ..."
3. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plan Vectors: Bibliography January 1993 by Raymond Dobert (1996)
"Protoplasts of S. griseoviridis K61-42 could be transformed by several model
plasmids producing 10(4)-10(5) transformants/microgram plasmid DNA. The polyene ..."