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Beta-Carotene

PubChem 5280489
was used by NIH 3D workflows to automatically generate models for
Miguel_Astudillo
Created:
9/22/18
Submitted:
10/7/26
Published:
10/7/26
ball-and-stick, color, print caution
5280489-bas-color-print_cautionAtoms shown as ball-and-stick (geometry appears faceted on screen; apply smooth normals in Blender or similar to improve visualization; generally smooth when 3D printed) with standard colors. 3D printable, with caution, using certain 3D printers.

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3DPX-009730

NIH 3D DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60705/3dpx/9730.3

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CC-BY
How to cite this NIH 3D entry
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Version 3

Category

Small Molecules
Small Molecules
Description
Beta-carotene is a cyclic carotene obtained by dimerisation of all-trans-retinol. A strongly-coloured red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruit and the most active and important provitamin A carotenoid. It has a role as a ferroptosis inhibitor, an antioxidant, a cofactor, a biological pigment, a provitamin A, a mouse metabolite, a plant metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a carotenoid beta-end derivative and a cyclic carotene.
Source Data Details
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