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carotenoid

Term ID
CHEBI:23044
Synonyms
  • carotenes and carotenoids
  • carotenoid
  • carotenoids
Definition
One of a class of tetraterpenoids (C40), formally derived from the acyclic parent, psi,psi-carotene by hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, cyclization, oxidation, or combination of these processes. This class includes carotenes, xanthophylls and certain compounds that arise from rearrangement of the skeleton of psi,psi-carotene or by loss of part of this structure. Retinoids are excluded.
References
  • CAS:36-88-4
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
has_parent_hydride
inverse has_functional_parent
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from carotenoid
Phenotype where environments contain carotenoid
Phenotype modified by environments containing carotenoid
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