carotene
IPA: kˈɛrʌtin
noun
- (organic chemistry) A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.
- (organic chemistry) 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.
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Examples of "carotene" in Sentences
- Ivy gourd is rich in beta carotene.
- Beta carotene and lung cancer in smokers.
- Does anyone the real color of beta carotene
- It is the second most common form of carotene.
- A third source was a group of high carotene clones.
- He is beta carotene intolerant and appears to be epileptic.
- Also they are making rice with higher content of Beta Carotene.
- Although lycopene is chemically a carotene, it has no vitamin A activity.