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Yams have it |
Spinach is high in it |
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Nov 28 2009 L.A. Times Daily |
Jul 10 2004 Universal |
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Alternative form of beta-carotene. |
A plant pigment that is an isomer of carotene, important in the diet as a precursor of vitamin A. |
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-Carotene is an organic, strongly colored red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruits. It is a member of the carotenes, which are terpenoids (isoprenoids), synthesized biochemically from eight isoprene units and thus having 40 carbons. Among the carotenes, -carotene is distinguished by having beta-rings at both ends of the molecule. -Carotene is biosynthesized from geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate.-Carotene is the most common form of carotene in plants. When used as a food coloring, it has the E number E160a. The structure was deduced by Karrer et al. in 1930. In nature, -carotene is a precursor (inactive form) to vitamin A via the action of Beta-Carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase.Isolation of -carotene from fruits abundant in carotenoids is commonly done using column chromatography. It can also be extracted from the beta-carotene rich algae, Dunaliella salina. The separation of -carotene from the mixture of other carotenoids is based on the polarity of a compound. -Carotene is a non-polar |