Assertion: carotenoid | /r/HasProperty | hydrophobic
Facets:
value: highly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Carotenoids are highly hydrophobic and therefore require special transport by(including lipophorin in insects) through plasma (or hemolymph) to tissues for deposition [].
text: Since carotenoids are hydrophobic compounds, they can’t move freely through cell plasma.
text: These compounds are extremely hydrophobic and therefore require the use of organic rather than aqueous solvents to solubilize them, making them difficult to formulate for biological use.