| A class of hydrocarbons (carotenes) and their oxygenated derivatives which exhibit chemopreventive properties. Carotenoids are pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. The pigments are fat-soluble, unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons functioning as provitamins and are converted to vitamin a through enzymatic processes in the intestinal wall. Carotenoid is from the group Terpene
Other Names for Carotenoid
Carotenoid
Carotenoids
Carotenoids (NOS)
carotenoids
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