carotenoid

Term ID

CHEBI:23044

Synonyms

carotenes and carotenoids
carotenoid
carotenoids

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.

References

CAS:36-88-4

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Resources

CTD

Relationships

is a type of: tetraterpenoid

tetraterpenoid Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: (15Z,9'Z)-7,7',8,8',11,12-Hexahydrolycopene 1',2'-Dihydro-gamma-carotene 9-cis-beta-carotene Bisdehydro-beta-carotene/ Tetradehydro-beta-carotene Bisdehydrolycopene/ Tetradehydrolycopene ... Show All 16 Terms

(15Z,9'Z)-7,7',8,8',11,12-Hexahydrolycopene 1',2'-Dihydro-gamma-carotene 9-cis-beta-carotene Bisdehydro-beta-carotene/ Tetradehydro-beta-carotene Bisdehydrolycopene/ Tetradehydrolycopene carotenoid epsilon-end derivative carotenoid beta-end derivative carotenoid chi-end group carotenoid phi-end group carotenoid psi-end derivative chlorobactene dinochrome A Nonaprene prephytoene diphosphate xanthophyll zeaxanthin bis(beta-D-glucoside) Show first 5 Terms
has_parent_hydride: carotene

carotene Show first 5 Terms
inverse has_functional_parent: apo carotenoid diterpenoid apo carotenoid triterpenoid C45 carotenoid C50 carotenoid

apo carotenoid diterpenoid apo carotenoid triterpenoid C45 carotenoid C50 carotenoid Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from carotenoid

Phenotype where environments contain carotenoid

Phenotype modified by environments containing carotenoid

Human Disease / Model Data