- The term
carotene (also carotin, from the
Latin carota, "carrot") is used for many
related unsaturated hydrocarbon substances having the
formula C40Hx...
- β-
Carotene (beta-
carotene) is an organic,
strongly colored red-orange
pigment abundant in fungi, plants, and fruits. It is a
member of the
carotenes, which...
- a
retinyl ester, and B) the
carotenoids α-
carotene (alpha-
carotene), β-
carotene, γ-
carotene (gamma-
carotene), and the
xanthophyll beta-cryptoxanthin (all...
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contain unsubstituted beta-ionone
rings (including β-
carotene, α-
carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, and γ-
carotene) have
vitamin A
activity (meaning that they can...
- (Oryza sativa)
produced through genetic engineering to
biosynthesize beta-
carotene, a
precursor of
vitamin A, in the
edible parts of the rice. It is intended...
- α-
Carotene (alpha-
carotene) is a form of
carotene with a β-ionone ring at one end and an α-ionone ring at the
opposite end. It is the
second most common...
- prin****l
natural stereoisomer of
lutein is (3R,3′R,6′R)-beta,epsilon-
carotene-3,3′-diol.
Lutein is a
lipophilic molecule and is
generally insoluble in...
- Zeta-
carotene desaturase may
refer to: 9,9'-Dicis-zeta-
carotene desaturase, an
enzyme Carotene 7,8-desaturase, an
enzyme This set
index page
lists enzyme...
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Lycopene is an
organic compound classified as a
tetraterpene and a
carotene.
Lycopene (from the Neo-Latin Lycopersicon, the name of a
former tomato genus)...
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producing 44% of the total. The
characteristic orange colour is from beta-
carotene,
making carrots a rich
source of
vitamin A. A myth that
carrots help people...
