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 )