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PECO
Plant Experimental Conditions Ontology (PECO)
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Last submission date December 9, 2025
ID http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_17579
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_17579
https://agroportal.lirmm.fr/ontologies/PECO/CHEBI_17579
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Preferred name

beta-carotene

Synonyms
beta,beta-carotene 1,1'-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaene-1,18-diyl]bis(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexene) BETA-CAROTENE all-trans-beta-carotene beta-Carotene beta-Karotin
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Definitions
A cyclic carotene obtained by dimerisation of <i>all</i>-<i>trans</i>-retinol. A strongly-coloured red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruit and the most active and important provitamin A carotenoid.
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