beta-carotene

Term ID

CHEBI:17579

Synonyms

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,beta-carotene
BETA-CAROTENE
beta-Karotin

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.

References

cas:7235-40-7
drugcentral:345
hmdb:HMDB0000561
kegg.compound:C02094
kegg.drug:D03101
knapsack:C00000919
lipidmaps:LMPR01070000
lipidmaps:LMPR01070001
metacyc.compound:CPD1F-129
pdb-ccd:BCR
pubmed:11171227
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wikipedia.en:Beta_Carotene

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Resources

CTD

Relationships

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from beta-carotene

Phenotype where environments contain beta-carotene

Phenotype modified by environments containing beta-carotene

Phenotype affecting beta-carotene

Human Disease Model