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Preferred term

Cryptoxanthins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Mono-hydroxylated xanthophylls formed from the hydroxylation of BETA-CAROTENE. Isomers include: beta-cryptoxanthin, alpha-cryptoxanthin, and zeinoxanthin. The alpha- and beta-cryptoxanthin are provitamin A precursors.

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Entry terms

  • 472-70-8 (cryptoxanthin)
  • Beta-Caroten-3-ol
  • Cryptoxanthin

In other languages

  • French

  • 472-70-8 (cryptoxanthin)
  • Bêta-carotène-3-ol
  • Cryptoxanthine

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VHGJF8N1-3

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