Editing Xanthophyll (section)

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{{about|Xanthophylls|the compound xanthophyll|lutein}}
[[Image:Raw egg.jpg|thumb|The characteristic color of [[egg yolk]] results from the presence of a xanthophyll pigment typical in color of lutein or zeaxanthin of the xanthophylls, a division of the carotenoids group.]]
'''Xanthophylls''' (originally '''phylloxanthins''') are yellow [[pigment]]s that occur widely in nature and form one of two major divisions of the [[carotenoid]] group; the other division is formed by the [[carotene]]s. The name is from Greek: {{Transliteration|el|xanthos}} ({{lang|el|ξανθός}}), meaning "yellow",<ref name=LSJ1>{{LSJ|canqo/s|ξανθός|ref}}</ref> and {{Transliteration|el|phyllon}} ({{lang|el|φύλλον}}), meaning "leaf"),<ref name=LSJ2>{{LSJ|fu/llon|φύλλον|ref}}</ref> due to their formation of the yellow band seen in early [[history of chromatography|chromatography]] of [[leaf]] pigments.