carotene
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β-Carotene represented by a 3-dimensional stick diagram.
See also: carotène
English
Etymology
Noun
carotene (countable and uncountable, plural carotenes)
- (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.
- (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.
Synonyms
- E160 (when used as a food colouring)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
class of plant pigments
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Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
carotene m (plural caroteni)
Further reading
- carotene in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana