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 |