CHEBI:17579 - β-carotene

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ChEBI Name β-carotene
ChEBI ID CHEBI:17579
ChEBI ASCII Name beta-carotene
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.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:40987, CHEBI:10355, CHEBI:12392, CHEBI:22834
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): antioxidant
A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Role(s): mouse metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
cofactor
An organic molecule or ion (usually a metal ion) that is required by an enzyme for its activity. It may be attached either loosely (coenzyme) or tightly (prosthetic group).
biological pigment
An endogenous molecular entity that results in a colour of an organism as the consequence of the selective absorption of light.
provitamin A
A provitamin that can be converted into vitamin A by enzymes from animal tissues.
plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
ferroptosis inhibitor
Any substance that inhibits the process of ferroptosis (a type of programmed cell death dependent on iron and characterized by the accumulation of lipid peroxides) in organisms.
Related Structures
β-carotene is a Functional Parent of
4-hydroxy-all-trans-beta-carotene
Mass : 552.874
140677 		4,4-dihydroxy-all-trans-beta-carotene
Mass : 568.873
140678 		beta-carotene 5,6-epoxide
Mass : 552.87204
Formula : C40H56O
27793
β-carotene is a Parent Hydride of
meso-zeaxanthin
Mass : 568.873
Formula : C40H56O2
138919
zeaxanthin
Mass : 568.87144
Formula : C40H56O2
27547
echinenone
Mass : 550.85620
Formula : C40H54O
4746
canthaxanthin
Mass : 564.83968
Formula : C40H52O2
3362
astacene
Mass : 592.80672
Formula : C40H48O4
35327
astaxanthin
Mass : 596.83848
Formula : C40H52O4
40968
beta-cryptoxanthin
Mass : 552.87204
Formula : C40H56O
10362
7,8-dihydro-beta-carotene
Mass : 538.904
Formula : C40H58
80427
β-carotene is a Structural Derivative of
carotene
Definition : Hydrocarbon carotenoids.
 tetraterpene
Definition : A C40 terpene.
 terpene
Definition : A hydrocarbon of biological origin having carbon skeleton formally derived from isoprene [CH22C(CH3)CH2CH2].
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is tautomer of
is enantiomer of
has functional parent
has parent hydride
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