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CAROTENOID [1 record]

Record 1 2003-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
DEF

A generic term for carotene-like, fat-soluble pigments (xanthophylls and lycopene) occurring in fungi, higher plants and some bacteria.

CONT

... carotenoids are aliphatic or aliphatic-alicyclic structures composed of isoprene groups, usually eight, so linked that the two methyl groups nearest the center of the molecule are in position 1:6 and all other lateral methyl groups are in position 1:5, a series of conjugated C-C double bonds constitutes the chromophoric system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Nom générique des tétraterpènes apparentés aux carotènes et abondamment répandus dans les règnes animal et végétal (xanthophylle, lycopène [...]).

OBS

De par leur constitution, les caroténoïdes s'apparentent aux carotènes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
DEF

Pigmentos accesorios de los vegetales de color amarillo, rojo o púrpura, que acompañan a la clorofila en las membranas tilacoidales, pero que también se encuentran independientes de aquélla.

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