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Carotene

The term carotene (also carotin, from the Latin carota, "carrot") 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 (with the exception of some aphids and spider mites which acquired the synthesizing genes from fungi). Carotenes are photosynthetic…

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Molecular structure

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Dietary sources

Forms of carotene

Β-Carotene and physiology

Production

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Carotene

Nodes121
Edges120
Triples95
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016529
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Carotene

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related to Production · 22
Carotene → Aquacarotene Limited, Australia, BASF, BASF Australia, Biotrend, Blakeslea, Carotenes, DSM, Dunaliella, Freeport, In Australia, In Portugal, In Spain Vitatene, It, Karratha, Lycopene, Most, Sphingomonas, Texas, The
related to history · 19
Carotene → Adolf Lieben, C26H38, C40H56, C40H56O2, C5H8, Chemistry, Escher, He, Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Wackenroder, It, Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Thudichum, Later, Léon-Albert Arnaud, Nobel Prize, Richard Martin Willstätter, Subsequently, The, William Christopher Zeise, With Heinrich Escher
related to Synthesis · 11
Carotene → BASF, C19, C2, C20, Grignard, Hoffman-La Roche, Inhoffen, The, There, They, Wittig
related to Food additive · 6
Carotene → Australia, E160a, EU, It, New Zealand, US
related to Molecular structure · 6
Carotene → All, Carotenes, Gamma, Greek, Since, Some
related to β-Carotene and cancer · 6
Carotene → American Cancer Society, An, Medicine, The, The Cancer Research Campaign, The New England Journal
related to Nomenclature · 4
Carotene → Carotenes, Carotenoids, Specifically, The
related to Carotenemia · 3
Carotene → Although, Carotenemia, It
related to External links · 3
Carotene → Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH, National Library
is a · 2
Carotene → biosynthetic precursor of neurosporene, more common form and can be found in yellow

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β-carotene carotenes also carotenoids vitamin yellow form orange two retinyl α-carotene found oxygen thus species photosynthesis cancer dietary fruits vegetables

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Caroteneis amore common form and can be found in yellow0.90text
Caroteneis abiosynthetic precursor of neurosporene0.90text
ferrets lack β-carotene 15instance ofPure carnivores0.80text
15'-monooxygenaseinstance ofPure carnivores0.80text
cannot convert any carotenoids to retinals at allinstance ofPure carnivores0.80text
juiceinstance ofFood additiveCarotene is used to colour products0.80text
cakesinstance ofFood additiveCarotene is used to colour products0.80text
dessertsinstance ofFood additiveCarotene is used to colour products0.80text
butterinstance ofFood additiveCarotene is used to colour products0.80text
margarineinstance ofFood additiveCarotene is used to colour products0.80text
Carotenerelated to CarotenemiaCarotenemia0.60section
Carotenerelated to CarotenemiaAlthough0.60section

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