lycopene

carotenoid pigment responsible of tomatoes red color
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q208130
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lycopene

Summary

lycopene is a type of chemical entity[1]. lycopene ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,116 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • lycopene's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • lycopene's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(=CCCC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)C)C)C)C[4].
  • lycopene's chemical formula is recorded as C₄₀H₅₆[5].
  • lycopene is a type of biogenic aliphatic hydrocarbon[6].
  • lycopene is a type of carotenoid[7].
  • lycopene is part of lycopene metabolic process[8].
  • lycopene is part of lycopene catabolic process[9].
  • lycopene is part of lycopene biosynthetic process[10].
  • lycopene is part of lycopene beta cyclase activity[11].
  • lycopene is used for food coloring[12].
  • lycopene's Commons category is recorded as Lycopene[13].
  • lycopene comprises carbon[14].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Diospyros kaki[15].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Rosa canina[16].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Metasequoia glyptostroboides[17].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Pantoea ananatis[18].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Flavobacterium[19].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Passiflora edulis[20].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Psidium guajava[21].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Rhodobacter sphaeroides[22].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces griseus[23].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Halobacterium halobium[24].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Aronia melanocarpa[25].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus giganteus[26].
  • lycopene's found in taxon is recorded as Haloferax volcanii[27].

Why It Matters

lycopene ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,116 views/month).[2] lycopene has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] lycopene is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Carotenoid changes in the peel of ripening persimmon (Diospyros kaki) cv Triumph. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Carotenoid composition of Rosa canina fruits determined by thin-layer chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Ketocarotenoids—Autumn carotenoids in Metasequoia glyptostroboides. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Elucidation of the Erwinia uredovora carotenoid biosynthetic pathway by functional analysis of gene products expressed in Escherichia coli. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Isolation and characterization of the carotenoid biosynthesis genes of Flavobacterium sp. strain R1534.. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Carotenoids from Yellow Passion Fruit (Passifloraedulis). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Carotenoids from guava (Psidium guajava l.): isolation and structure elucidation.. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Early steps in carotenoid biosynthesis: sequences and transcriptional analysis of the crtI and crtB genes of Rhodobacter sphaeroides and overexpression and reactivation of crtI in Escherichia coli and R. sphaeroides. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Activation and analysis of crypticcrt genes for carotenoid biosynthesis fromStreptomyces griseus. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Biological properties of carotenoids extracted from Halobacterium halobium isolated from a Tunisian solar saltern. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Determination of Carotenoids in Fruits of Rosa sp. (Rosa Canina and Rosa Rugosa) and of Chokeberry (Aronia Melanocarpa). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Carotene biosynthesis by a cell extract of Aspergillus giganteus mut alba. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bacterial carotenoids 53∗ C50-carotenoids 23; carotenoids of Haloferax volcanii versus other halophilic bacteria. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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