loading...| Preferred Name |
carotenoid |
| Synonyms |
carotenes and carotenoids carotenoid a carotenoid carotenoids |
| Definitions |
One of a class of tetraterpenoids (C40), formally derived from the acyclic parent, psi,psi-carotene by hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, cyclization, oxidation, or combination of these processes. This class includes carotenes, xanthophylls and certain compounds that arise from rearrangement of the skeleton of psi,psi-carotene or by loss of part of this structure. Retinoids are excluded. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_23044 |
| database_cross_reference |
CAS:36-88-4 |
| definition |
One of a class of tetraterpenoids (C40), formally derived from the acyclic parent, psi,psi-carotene by hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, cyclization, oxidation, or combination of these processes. This class includes carotenes, xanthophylls and certain compounds that arise from rearrangement of the skeleton of psi,psi-carotene or by loss of part of this structure. Retinoids are excluded. |
| has_exact_synonym |
carotenoid |
| has_obo_namespace |
chebi_ontology |
| has_related_synonym |
carotenes and carotenoids a carotenoid carotenoids |
| id |
CHEBI:23044 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
carotenoid |
| notation |
CHEBI:23044 |
| prefLabel |
carotenoid |
| subClassOf |