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carotenoid — carotenoíd adj. m., pl. carotenoízi; f. sg. carotenoídă, pl. carotenoíde Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic CAROTENOÍD, Ă, carotenoízi, de, adj., s.n. 1 … Dicționar Român
carotenoid — or carotinoid [kə rät′ n oid΄] n. any of several red and yellow plant and animal pigments related to and including carotene adj. 1. of or like carotene 2. of the carotenoids … English World dictionary
Carotenoid — Carotenoids are organic pigments that are naturally occurring in chromoplasts of plants and some other photosynthetic organisms like algae, some types of fungus and some bacteria.There are over 600 known carotenoids; they are split into two… … Wikipedia
carotenoid — also carotinoid noun Date: 1911 any of various usually yellow to red pigments (as carotenes) found widely in plants and animals and characterized chemically by a long aliphatic polyene chain composed of eight isoprene units • carotenoid adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
carotenoid — 1. Resembling carotene; having a yellow color. 2. One of the carotenoids. * * * ca·rot·en·oid also ca·rot·in·oid kə rät ən .ȯid n any of various usu. yellow to red pigments (as carotenes) found widely in plants and animals and characterized… … Medical dictionary
carotenoid — karotenoidas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Karotenui giminingas izoprenoidas. atitikmenys: angl. carotenoid rus. каротиноид … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
carotenoid — carotene ► NOUN ▪ an orange or red plant pigment found notably in carrots, important in the formation of vitamin A. DERIVATIVES carotenoid noun. ORIGIN from Latin carota carrot … English terms dictionary
Carotenoid oxygenase — Pfam box Symbol = RPE65 Name = Retinal pigment epithelial membrane protein width = caption = Pfam= PF03055 InterPro= IPR004294 SMART= Prosite = SCOP = 2biw TCDB = OPM family= 111 OPM protein= 2biw PDB=PDB3|2biwD:7 490 PDB3|2bixB:7 490Carotenoid… … Wikipedia
carotenoid — a carbon compound found in the eggs, gonads, liver, flesh and chromatophores of fishes, to which it imparts yellow, orange and red colours. Taraxanthin, canthaxantin, lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin and carotene carotenoids are found in fishes,… … Dictionary of ichthyology
carotenoid — /keuh rot n oyd /, Biochem. n. 1. any of a group of red and yellow pigments, chemically similar to carotene, contained in animal fat and some plants. adj. 2. similar to carotene. 3. pertaining to carotenoids. Also, carotinoid. [1910 15; CAROTENE… … Universalium
carotenoid — 1. noun Any of a class of yellow to red plant pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls. 2. adjective Of, or relating to such a class of pigments … Wiktionary
