A carotenoid that is a precursor of VITAMIN A. Beta carotene is administered to reduce the severity of photosensitivity reactions in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria (PORPHYRIA, ERYTHROPOIETIC).
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D019207
altLabel
Vetoron
beta-Carotene
Carotene, beta
Solatene
Carotaben
MaxCaro
BellaCarotin
Max Caro
Provatene
Betacarotene
Max-Caro
AQL
AA AD AE AG AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
cui
C0728799
C0053396
C1449770
C1449771
C1449769
C0728798
C1449768
DC
1
definition
A carotenoid that is a precursor of VITAMIN A. Beta carotene is administered to reduce the severity of photosensitivity reactions in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria (PORPHYRIA, ERYTHROPOIETIC).