Term Name: beta-carotene
Synonyms: 1,1'-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaene-1,18-diyl]bis(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexene), all-trans-beta-carotene, beta,beta-carotene, beta-Carotene, beta-Karotin
Definition: A cyclic carotene obtained by dimerisation of all-trans-retinol. A strongly-coloured red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruit and the most active and important provitamin A carotenoid.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:17579]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: carotenoid beta-end derivative cyclic carotene
has_role: antioxidant biological pigment cofactor ferroptosis inhibitor human metabolite mouse metabolite plant metabolite provitamin A
inverse has_functional_parent: 4,4-dihydroxy-all-trans-beta-carotene 4-hydroxy-all-trans-beta-carotene beta-carotene 5,6-epoxide
inverse has_parent_hydride: 7,8-dihydro-beta-carotene astacene astaxanthin beta-cryptoxanthin canthaxanthin echinenone meso-zeaxanthin zeaxanthin