OBO ID: CHEBI:17579 |
Term Name: | beta-carotene | Search Ontology: | |
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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. | ||
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Ontology: | ChEBI ( EBI ) |
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