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Biological Factors > Pigments, Biological > Carotenoids > Lycopene
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Acyclic > Alkenes > Polyenes > Carotenoids > Lycopene
Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Terpenes > Carotenoids > Lycopene
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Macrocyclic Compounds > Cycloparaffins > Cyclohexanes > Cyclohexenes > Carotenoids > Lycopene
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic > Cycloparaffins > Cyclohexanes > Cyclohexenes > Carotenoids > Lycopene

Preferred term

Lycopene  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • All trans Lycopene
  • All-trans-Lycopene
  • LYC O MATO
  • LYC-O-MATO
  • LYCOMATO
  • Lycopene, (13-cis)-isomer
  • Lycopene, (7-cis,7'-cis,9-cis,9'-cis)-isomer -
  • Lycopene, (cis)-isomer

Scope note

  • A carotenoid and red pigment produced by tomatoes, other red fruits and vegetables, and photosynthetic algae. It is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of other carotenoids, and has antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, radioprotective, and anti-inflammatory properties.

History note

  • 2019 (1978)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000077276

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