Item 5 of 11 (back to results) previous next beta-carotene A cyclic carotene obtained by dimerisation of all-trans-retinol. A strongly-coloured red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruit and the most active and important provitamin A carotenoid.

Current search: 04. Bioactive Capabilities of Specific Chemicals : Oxidoreductases [EC:1] × 01. Food Nutrient & Dietary Chemicals: Vitamins [ChEBI:26848] > Fat soluble vitamins [ChEBI:33229] × Select any link to see items in a related category. more general categories    information about this item 01. Food Nutrient & Dietary Chemicals  01. Food Nutrient & Dietary Chemicals  Lipid components [ChEBI:18059] (86)   Carotenoids [ChEBI:23044] (11)   beta-carotene [ChEBI:17579] (1)  Vitamins [ChEBI:26848] (59)   Fat soluble vitamins [ChEBI:33229] (34)   Vitamin A and related components [ChEBI:24020] (19)   Carotenoids (12)   beta-carotene [ChEBI:17579] (1) 03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals  03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals  biophysical uses [CHEBI:52208] (136)   biological pigment [CHEBI:26130] (12)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1)  provitamin [CHEBI:50188] (5)   provitamin A [CHEBI:67200] (3)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1) 04. Bioactive Capabilities of Specific Chemicals   04. Bioactive Capabilities of Specific Chemicals  Oxidoreductases [EC:1] (1697)   Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen (oxygenases) [EC:1.13] (176)   With incorporation of two atoms of oxygen [EC:1.13.11] (139)   Beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase [EC:1.13.11.63] (3)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1)  Carotenoid-9',10'-cleaving dioxygenase [EC:1.13.11.71] (4)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1)  Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen [EC:1.14] (587)   With NADH or NADPH as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen [EC:1.14.13] (391)   Beta-carotene 3-hydroxylase [EC:1.14.13.129] (8)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1)  Miscellaneous [EC:1.14.99] (78)   Beta-carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase [EC:1.14.99.36] (6)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1)  Isomerases [EC:5] (351)   cis-trans-Isomerases [EC:5.2] (20)   (only sub-subclass identified to date) [EC:5.2.1] (20)   Beta-carotene isomerase [EC:5.2.1.14] (2)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1)  Intramolecular lyases [EC:5.5] (37)   (only sub-subclass identified to date) [EC:5.5.1] (37)   Lycopene beta-cyclase [EC:5.5.1.19] (3)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1) 08. Chemical Category  08. Chemical Category  main group molecular entity [CHEBI:33579] (25650)   s-block molecular entity [CHEBI:33674] (7287)   hydrogen molecular entity [CHEBI:33608] (6932)   hydrides [CHEBI:33692] (1374)   organic hydride [CHEBI:37175] (1178)   organic fundamental parent [CHEBI:33245] (1178)   hydrocarbon [CHEBI:24632] (505)   terpene [CHEBI:35186] (296)   tetraterpene [CHEBI:35193] (29)   carotene [CHEBI:23042] (29)   cyclic carotene [CHEBI:35163] (10)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1)  p-block molecular entity [CHEBI:33675] (25343)   carbon group molecular entity [CHEBI:33582] (23847)   organic molecular entity [CHEBI:50860] (23769)   lipid [CHEBI:18059] (3532)   isoprenoid [CHEBI:24913] (1402)   terpene [CHEBI:35186] (296)   tetraterpene [CHEBI:35193] (29)   carotene [CHEBI:23042] (29)   cyclic carotene [CHEBI:35163] (10)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1)  isoprenoid [CHEBI:24913] (1402)   terpene [CHEBI:35186] (296)   tetraterpene [CHEBI:35193] (29)   carotene [CHEBI:23042] (29)   cyclic carotene [CHEBI:35163] (10)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1)  organic fundamental parent [CHEBI:33245] (1178)   hydrocarbon [CHEBI:24632] (505)   terpene [CHEBI:35186] (296)   tetraterpene [CHEBI:35193] (29)   carotene [CHEBI:23042] (29)   cyclic carotene [CHEBI:35163] (10)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1)  polyatomic entity [CHEBI:36357] (18777)   heteroatomic molecular entity [CHEBI:37577] (13672)   hydrides [CHEBI:33692] (1374)   organic hydride [CHEBI:37175] (1178)   organic fundamental parent [CHEBI:33245] (1178)   hydrocarbon [CHEBI:24632] (505)   terpene [CHEBI:35186] (296)   tetraterpene [CHEBI:35193] (29)   carotene [CHEBI:23042] (29)   cyclic carotene [CHEBI:35163] (10)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1) 09. Chemical Capabilities  09. Chemical Capabilities  antioxidant [CHEBI:22586] (199)   beta-carotene [CHEBI:17579] (1) ChEBI Compound Accession Identifier:   [CHEBI:17579] ChEBI Compound Description:   A cyclic carotene obtained by dimerisation of all-trans-retinol. A strongly-coloured red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruit and the most active and important provitamin A carotenoid. ChEBI Compound Identification Number:   17579 ChEBI InChI Value:   InChI=1S/C40H56/c1-31(19-13-21-33(3)25-27-37-35(5)23-15-29-39(37,7)8)17-11-12-18-32(2)20-14-22-34(4)26-28-38-36(6)24-16-30-40(38,9)10/h11-14,17-22,25-28H,15-16,23-24,29-30H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,19-13+,20-14+,27-25+,28-26+,31-17+,32-18+,33-21+,34-22+ ChEBI InChIKey Value:   OENHQHLEOONYIE-JLTXGRSLSA-N ChEBI Compound Name:   beta-carotene ChEBI SMILES Value:   CC(\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C ChEBI Substance ID:   8144093 ChEBI URL:   ChEBI:17579 ChemSpider ID:   4444129 Ontomatica Chemical Accession Key (OnChAKey):   OENHQHLEOONYIE_JLTXGRSLSA_N_000_000000 PubChem Compound ID:   5280489