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Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

KieliKäännökset
espanjacaroteno
esperantokaroteno
italiacarotene
ranskacarotène
ruotsikaroten
saksaCarotin
suomikaroteeni
virokaroteen

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Substantiivi

  1. (organic chemistry) A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.
  2. (organic chemistry) Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C₄₀H₅₆, (especially beta-carotene), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver.

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkocarotenes

(organic chemistry) Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C₄₀H₅₆, (especially beta-carotene), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver.

A 3-dimensional stick diagram of β-carotene

(organic chemistry) Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C₄₀H₅₆, (especially beta-carotene), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver.

Carotene is responsible for the orange colour of carrots and the colours of many other fruits and vegetables and even some animals.

(organic chemistry) Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C₄₀H₅₆, (especially beta-carotene), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver.

α-carotene