English

β-Carotene represented by a 3-dimensional stick diagram.

Noun

carotene ‎(plural carotenes)

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.

Translations

Synonyms

• E160 (when used as a food colouring)

Related terms

• carotenoid

Italian

Noun

carotene m ‎(plural caroteni)

1. (organic chemistry) carotene

Anagrams

• coeterna