Search Ontology:
ChEBI
echinenone
- Term ID
- CHEBI:4746
- Synonyms
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- 4-keto-beta-carotene
- 4-oxo-beta-carotene
- aphanin
- Definition
- A carotenone that is beta-carotene in which the 4 position has undergone formal oxidation to afford the corresponding ketone. Isolated as orange-red crystals, it is widely distributed in marine invertebrates.
- References
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- CAS:432-68-8
- COMe:MOL000094
- KEGG:C08592
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
- Resources
- CTD
- is a type of
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- has_parent_hydride
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- has_role
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- inverse has_functional_parent
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from echinenone
Phenotype where environments contain echinenone
Phenotype modified by environments containing echinenone
Phenotype affecting echinenone
Human Disease Model