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Deutsche Carotinoid {n} [biochem.] Synonyme

Englische carotene Synonyme

carotene Definition

carotene Bedeutung

carotene yellow or orangeed fat-soluble pigments in plants
provitamin A
carotene
carotin
an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants, is converted into vitamin A in the liver
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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 . Carotenes are photosynthetic pigments important for photosynthesis. Carotenes contain no oxygen atoms. They absorb ultraviolet, violet, and blue light and scatter orange or red light, and yellow light.

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