| beta-carotene | An antioxidant which protects cells against oxidation damage that can lead to cancer. Beta carotene is converted, as needed, to vitamin A. A yellow carotenoid pigment that gives a reddish colour to plants such as carrots and tomatoes. It is often used as a vitamin supplement because the liver can convert it into Vitamin A. Food sources of beta-carotene include vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach and other leafy green vegetables; and fruit such as cantaloupes and apricots. Excessive carotene in the diet can temporarily yellow the skin, a condition called carotenaemia, commonly seen in infants fed largely mushed carrots. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase | <enzyme> An enzyme catalyzing the reaction of beta-carotene plus O2 producing two retinals. Synonym: beta-carotene cleavage enzyme, carotenase, carotinase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| beta-carotene cleavage enzyme | <enzyme> An enzyme catalyzing the reaction of beta-carotene plus O2 producing two retinals. Synonym: beta-carotene cleavage enzyme, carotenase, carotinase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| beta-carotene hydroxylase | <enzyme> O2-dependent NADPH-dependent monooxygenase from erwinia herbicola; forms zeaxanthin; amino acid sequence has been determined; genbank m87280 Registry number: EC 1.14.13.- Synonym: beta-carotene monooxygenase, crtz gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| carotene, beta | An antioxidant which protects cells against oxidation damage that can lead to cancer. Beta-carotene is converted, as needed, to vitamin A. Food sources of beta carotene include vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach and other leafy green vegetables; and fruit such as cantaloupes and apricots. Excessive carotene in the diet can temporarily yellow the skin, a condition called carotenaemia, commonly seen in infants fed largely mushed carrots. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maternity | Motherhood. Origin: see maternal (05 Mar 2000) |
| maternity hospital | A special hospital for the care of women in childbirth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hospitals, maternity | Special hospitals which provide care to women during pregnancy and parturition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carotene | <biochemistry> Hydrocarbon carotenoids usually with 9 conjugated double bonds. _ carotene is the precursor of Vitamin A, each molecule giving rise to two Vitamin A molecules. (18 Nov 1997) |
| carotene oxidase | <enzyme> Enzyme that catalyses the oxidative conversion of arachidonic acid to the hydroxyeicosenoic acid (HETE) structure in the synthesis of leucotrienes. (18 Nov 1997) |
| zeta-carotene desaturase | <enzyme> Isolated from anabaena Registry number: EC 1.3.3.- Synonym: zds gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| androst-5-ene-3 beta,17 beta-diol | <chemical> An adrenal-derived oestrogenic metabolite of dhea. Evidence exist for its use as an endocrine regulator of immune response. Pharmacological action: anabolic steroids. Chemical name: Androst-5-ene-3,17-diol, (3beta,17beta)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| beta-1,3-galactosyl-0-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase | <enzyme> Capable of adding a glcnac residue to g1cnacman(3)g1cnac; from mung bean seedlings Registry number: EC 2.4.1.146 Synonym: n-acetylglucosaminyltransferase II, gal3-(glcnac6)galnac-mucin (glcnac--gal)3-glcnactransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-acetylglucosaminyl transferase | <enzyme> With EC 2.4.1.148 this is called beta6-glcnac-transferase b Registry number: EC 2.4.1.102 Synonym: gal3-galnac-mucin-6-glcnac transferase, udp-glcnac-gal1-3galnac-r-(glcnac to galnac)-beta1-6glcnac transferase, core 2 glcnac transferase, core 2-n-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, core 2 beta6-gn-t (26 Jun 1999) |
| beta-1,4-mannosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase | <enzyme> Induced in preneoplastic stage of liver carcinogenesis promoted by orotic acid in rats; adds "bisecting n-acetylglucosaminyl residue in beta 1,4 linkage to the beta-linked mannose of the core of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides Registry number: EC 2.4.1.144 Synonym: n-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III, udpgnac-glycopeptide beta4-n-acetylglucosaminyl transferase III, udpgnac-magtransferase III, udp-n-acetylglucosamine-beta-d-mannoside beta-1,4-n-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III (26 Jun 1999) |