CHEBI:10362 - β-cryptoxanthin

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ChEBI Name β-cryptoxanthin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:10362
ChEBI ASCII Name beta-cryptoxanthin
Definition A carotenol that exhibits antioxidant activity. It has been isolated from fruits such as papaya and oranges.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): antioxidant
A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Role(s): plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
provitamin A
A provitamin that can be converted into vitamin A by enzymes from animal tissues.
Application(s): biomarker
A substance used as an indicator of a biological state.
Related Structures
β-cryptoxanthin is a Functional Parent of
(3S,5R,6S)-beta-cryptoxanthin 5,6-epoxide
Mass : 568.873
Formula : C40H56O2
91143
β-cryptoxanthin is a Structural Derivative of
beta-carotene
Mass : 536.87264
Formula : C40H56
17579 		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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