carotene

carotene englannista suomeksi

1. karoteeni

0. Substantiivi

1. karoteeni

carotene englanniksi

1. A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating bond|single and bonds.

2. Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C40H56, (especially ''beta-carotene''), present in carrots etc, which are converted into A in the liver.

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