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beta-carotene

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Accession
CHEBI:17579
Name
beta-carotene
Ontology
Synonyms
BETA-CAROTENE, beta,beta-carotene, beta-Carotene, 1,1'-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaene-1,18-diyl]bis(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexene), all-trans-beta-carotene, beta-Karotin
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Definition
A cyclic carotene obtained by dimerisation of all-trans-retinol. A strongly-coloured red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruit and the most active and important provitamin A carotenoid. [source: unknown]
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Parents of beta-carotene (CHEBI:17579)
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beta-carotene [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
beta-carotene [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  cofactor (CHEBI:23357)
beta-carotene [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
beta-carotene [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  provitamin A (CHEBI:67200)
beta-carotene [is_a relation] is_a  cyclic carotene (CHEBI:35163)
beta-carotene [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  ferroptosis inhibitor (CHEBI:173084)
beta-carotene [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
beta-carotene [is_a relation] is_a  carotenoid beta-end derivative (CHEBI:139120)
beta-carotene [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  biological pigment (CHEBI:26130)
beta-carotene [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)

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