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The general name for a group of fat-soluble pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. They are aliphatic hydrocarbons containing 4 terpene subunits.

Year introduced: 1966

Select item 680243412.

Xanthophylls

Oxygenated forms of carotenoids. They are usually derived from alpha and beta carotene.

Year introduced: 2002

Select item 671001853.

(all-E) phytoene [Supplementary Concept]

C40 carotenoid biosynthesized in bacteria; minor descriptor (75-84); EP to CAROTENOIDS (85); on-line & Index Medicus search CAROTENOIDS (75-85); RN given refers to (all-trans)-isomer; RN for cpd without isomeric designation

Date introduced: June 21, 1985

Select item 680651464.

Zeaxanthins

Carotenoids found in fruits and vegetables. Zeaxanthin accumulates in the MACULA LUTEA.

Year introduced: 2015

Select item 680512325.

Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase

An enzyme that catalyzes the condensation of two molecules of geranylgeranyl diphosphate to give prephytoene diphosphate. The prephytoene diphosphate molecule is a precursor for CAROTENOIDS and other tetraterpenes.

Year introduced: 2006(1991)

Select item 680457926.

Norisoprenoids

Thirteen-carbon butene cyclohexene degradation products formed by the cleavage of CAROTENOIDS. They contribute to the flavor of some FRUIT. Ionone should not be confused with the similarly named ionol.

Year introduced: 2004

Select item 680243217.

zeta Carotene

A carotenoid produced in most carotenogenic organisms. It is one of several sequentially synthesized molecules that are precursors to BETA CAROTENE.

Year introduced: 2002

Select item 680208388.

Calendula

A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain CAROTENOIDS, essential oils (OILS, VOLATILE), flavonoids, mucilage, SAPONINS, and STEROLS. The plants are used both topically and internally. The common name of Marigold is also used for TAGETES.

Year introduced: 2000

Select item 680205879.

Ectothiorhodospira

A genus of vibrioid or rod-shaped cells which are motile by polar flagella. Internal photosynthetic membranes are present as lamellar stacks and contain bacteriochlorophyll a or b and carotenoids. Growth occurs photoautotrophically under anaerobic conditions. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

Year introduced: 2000

Select item 6801480110.

Vitamin A

Retinol and derivatives of retinol that play an essential role in metabolic functioning of the retina, the growth of and differentiation of epithelial tissue, the growth of bone, reproduction, and the immune response. Dietary vitamin A is derived from a variety of CAROTENOIDS found in plants. It is enriched in the liver, egg yolks, and the fat component of dairy products.

Year introduced: RETINOL was see under VITAMIN A 1971-1976, was see VITAMIN A 1969-1970

Select item 6801421211.

Tretinoin

An important regulator of GENE EXPRESSION during growth and development, and in NEOPLASMS. Tretinoin, also known as retinoic acid and derived from maternal VITAMIN A, is essential for normal GROWTH; and EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT. An excess of tretinoin can be teratogenic. It is used in the treatment of PSORIASIS; ACNE VULGARIS; and several other SKIN DISEASES. It has also been approved for use in promyelocytic leukemia (LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE).

Year introduced: 1980(1975)

Select item 6746995512.

paradicsompaprika [Supplementary Concept]

Paradicsompaprika is classified as Capsiucum annume L. var. grossum of Solanaceae; it is the first of the Hungarian species that was planted in Japan & available as TOMA-P; contains abundant carotenoids including capsanthin and beta-carotene

Date introduced: January 2, 2003

Select item 6710904313.

9-cis-epoxy-carotenoid dioxygenase [Supplementary Concept]

Catalyzes the first step of abscisic-acid biosynthesis from carotenoids in chloroplasts

Date introduced: December 1, 1997

Select item 6708049714.

lipochromin [Supplementary Concept]

plant extract from dog rose; contains carotenoids; has preventive effect on spontaneous carcinogenesis in miceCBA strain

Date introduced: April 29, 1993

Select item 6706484515.

eplir [Supplementary Concept]

complex of phospholipids & carotenoids from therapeutic mud; used as a hepatoprotective agent