| Preferred Name |
Carotene |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C350 |
| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:23042 |
| code |
C350 |
| DEFINITION |
The general name for a group of pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. The pigments are fat-soluble, unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons functioning as provitamins and are converted to vitamin A through enzymatic processes in the intestinal wall. |
| label |
Carotene |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Carotene |
| Preferred_Name |
Carotene |
| prefixIRI |
C350 |
| prefLabel |
Carotene |
| Semantic_Type |
Biologically Active Substance Organic Chemical |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0007269 |
| subClassOf |