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loading...| Preferred Name | Carotene | |
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The general name for a group of pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. The pigments are fat-soluble, unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons functioning as provitamins and are converted to vitamin A through enzymatic processes in the intestinal wall. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C350 |
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| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:23042 |
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C350 |
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The general name for a group of pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. The pigments are fat-soluble, unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons functioning as provitamins and are converted to vitamin A through enzymatic processes in the intestinal wall. |
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Carotene |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Carotene |
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| Preferred_Name |
Carotene |
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NCIT:C350 |
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Carotene |
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| Semantic_Type |
Organic Chemical Biologically Active Substance |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0007269 |
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