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Secocarotenoid

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ketocarotenoidnoun(organic chemistry) Any carotenoid that contains a ketone (carbonyl) group
carotenonenoun(organic chemistry) Any carotenoid ketone
diapocarotenoidnoun(organic chemistry) Any dimer formed from two apocarotenoids
pterocarpanoidnoun(organic chemistry) A derivative of a pterocarpan
carotenoic acidnoun(organic chemistry) Any carotenoid containing a carboxylic acid functional group.
norcarotenoidnoun(organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a carotenoid by removal of a group
hydroxycarotenoidnoun(organic chemistry) Any carotenoid that has one or more hydroxyl group (typically an even number)
carotenenoun(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.
apocarotenoidnoun(organic chemistry) Any compound formed by the removal of fragments of the carbon backbone (usually by oxidative cleavage) of a carotenoid.
carrotenenounAlternative form of carotene. [(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.]
torularhodinnoun(organic chemistry) A particular carotenoid.
ketocarbenoidnoun(organic chemistry) A carbenoid that also has a ketonic carbonyl group
carotanenoun(organic chemistry, paleontology) A fully saturated derivative of β-carotene with IUPAC name 1,1,3-trimethyl-2-[3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)octadecyl]cyclohexane.
epoxycarotenoid(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any epoxy derivative of a carotenoid, especially one involved in the biosynthesis of abscisic acid
cryptocapsinnoun(organic chemistry) A particular carotenoid.
carotenoidnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.
zeacarotenenoun(organic chemistry) A particular carotenoid.
spheroidenenoun(organic chemistry) A particular carotenoid.
actinioerythrinnoun(organic chemistry) A particular carotenoid.
carotenalnoun(organic chemistry) any carotenoid containing an aldehyde functional group

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