CAROTENOID

Carotenoid

Carotenoids are organic pigments that are found in the chloroplasts and chromoplasts of plants and some other photosynthetic organisms, including some bacteria and some fungi. Carotenoids can be produced from fats and other basic organic metabolic building blocks by all these organisms. Carotenoids generally cannot be manufactured by species in the animal kingdom so animals obtain carotenoids in their diets, and may employ them in various ways in metabolism.

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carotenoid

Noun

  1. Any of a class of yellow to red plant pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.

Adjective

  1. Of, or relating to such a class of pigments.


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