loading...| Preferred Name |
lycopene |
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| Synonyms |
Lyc-O-Mato |
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| Definitions |
A linear, unsaturated hydrocarbon carotenoid, the major red pigment in fruits such as tomatoes, pink grapefruit, apricots, red oranges, watermelon, rosehips, and guava. As a class, carotenoids are pigment compounds found in photosynthetic organisms (plants, algae, and some types of fungus), and are chemically characterized by a large polyene chain containing 35-40 carbon atoms; some carotenoid polyene chains are terminated by two 6-carbon rings. In animals, carotenoids such as lycopene may possess antioxidant properties which may retard ageing and many degenerative diseases. As an essential nutrient, lycopene is required in the animal diet. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C2226" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C2226" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000037976 |
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| altLabel |
Lyc-O-Mato all-trans-Lycopene psi,psi-Carotene LYCO |
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| CAS Registry |
502-65-8 |
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| Component of | ||
| cui |
C0965256 C0065331 C1700635 |
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| Date last modified |
2006-08-28 |
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| definition |
A linear, unsaturated hydrocarbon carotenoid, the major red pigment in fruits such as tomatoes, pink grapefruit, apricots, red oranges, watermelon, rosehips, and guava. As a class, carotenoids are pigment compounds found in photosynthetic organisms (plants, algae, and some types of fungus), and are chemically characterized by a large polyene chain containing 35-40 carbon atoms; some carotenoid polyene chains are terminated by two 6-carbon rings. In animals, carotenoids such as lycopene may possess antioxidant properties which may retard ageing and many degenerative diseases. As an essential nutrient, lycopene is required in the animal diet. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C2226" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C2226" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| Legacy PDQ ID |
10394 |
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| LT |
TRD |
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| NCI ID |
C2226 |
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| notation |
CDR0000037976 |
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| NSC Code |
407322 |
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| ORIG STY |
Drug/agent |
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| prefLabel |
lycopene |
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| tui |
T109 T123 T121 |