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Categories: Carotenoids, Tetraterpenes, Food colorings, Articles without InChI source, Vitamin A

provitamin A carotene carotin beta-carotene beta carotene

An orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver WordNet 3.0

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An orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The term carotene is used for many related unsaturated hydrocarbon substances having the formula C40Hx, which are synthesized by plants but in general cannot be made by animals. Wikipedia

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A vitamin A precursor belonging to the family of fat-soluble vitamins called carotenoids. OmegaWiki

Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C40H56, (especially beta-carotene), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver. Wiktionary

A red crystallizable tasteless substance extracted from the carrot. Wiktionary

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