CHEBI:23044 - carotenoid

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ChEBI Name carotenoid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:23044
Definition One of a class of tetraterpenoids (C40), formally derived from the acyclic parent, ψ,ψ-carotene by hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, cyclization, oxidation, or combination of these processes. This class includes carotenes, xanthophylls and certain compounds that arise from rearrangement of the skeleton of ψ,ψ-carotene or by loss of part of this structure. Retinoids are excluded.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Related Structures
carotenoid is a Functional Parent of
apo carotenoid diterpenoid
Definition : A diterpenoid compound arising from loss of part of the carotene skeleton.
 C45 carotenoid
Definition : Any polyterpenoid derived from a carotenoid by addition of a five-carbon unit to the C40 skeleton.
 C50 carotenoid
Definition : Any polyterpenoid derived from a carotenoid by addition of two five-carbon units to the C40 skeleton.
 apo carotenoid triterpenoid
Definition : A triterpenoid compound arising from loss of part of the carotene skeleton.
carotenoid is a Structural Derivative of
carotene
Definition : Hydrocarbon carotenoids.
 tetraterpene
Definition : A C40 terpene.
 terpene
Definition : A hydrocarbon of biological origin having carbon skeleton formally derived from isoprene [CH22C(CH3)CH2CH2].
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