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Carotenoid: One of a group of compounds that includes beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin which are converted to vitamin A and are referred to as provitamin A carotenoids. The sole known role of carotenoids is to act as a source of vitamin A in the diet. Fruits and vegetables are the main source of carotenoids in the human diet.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( kÉ™-rÅt ' n-oid ' ) n. Any of a class of yellow to red pigments, including the carotenes and the xanthophylls. adj. Of ...
carotenoids. What can high-carotenoid foods do for you? Protect your cells from the damaging effects of free radicals Provide a source of vitamin A
carotenoid /ca·rot·e·noid/ (kah-rot´ĕ-noid) 1. any of a group of red, orange, or yellow pigmented polyisoprenoid hydrocarbons synthesized by prokaryotes and ...
Carotenoids are tetraterpenoid. organic. pigment. s that are naturally occurring in the chloroplast. s and chromoplast. s of plants and some other photosynthetic
Carotenoid is any of a large class of over 600 organic pigments, including the carotenes and xanthophylls, that are terpenoids (typically tetraterpenoids, derived from 8 ...