Biomaterial Database

Carotenoid constituents of pyrethrum flowers (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium). 1973

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007536	Isomerism	The phenomenon whereby certain chemical compounds have structures that are different although the compounds possess the same elemental composition. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)	Isomerisms
D010936	Plant Extracts	Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard.	Herbal Medicines,Plant Extract,Extract, Plant,Extracts, Plant,Medicines, Herbal
D011723	Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium	A plant species of the genus CHRYSANTHEMUM, family ASTERACEAE. The flowers contain PYRETHRINS, cinerolones, and chrysanthemines which are powerful contact insecticides. Most in the old Pyrethrum genus are reclassified to TANACETUM; some to other ASTERACEAE genera.	Pyrethrum,Pyrethum Daisy,Chrysanthemum coccineum,Tanacetum cinerariifolium,Tanacetum coccineum,Chrysanthemum cinerariifoliums,Chrysanthemum coccineums,Daisies, Pyrethum,Daisy, Pyrethum,Pyrethrums,Pyrethum Daisies,Tanacetum cinerariifoliums,Tanacetum coccineums,cinerariifolium, Chrysanthemum,cinerariifoliums, Tanacetum,coccineums, Chrysanthemum,coccineums, Tanacetum
D002338	Carotenoids	The general name for a group of fat-soluble pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. They are aliphatic hydrocarbons containing 4 terpene subunits.	Carotenes,Carotenoid,Tetraterpene Derivatives,Tetraterpenes,Carotene,Derivatives, Tetraterpene
D004952	Esters	Compounds derived from organic or inorganic acids in which at least one hydroxyl group is replaced by an –O-alkyl or another organic group. They can be represented by the structure formula RCOOR’ and are usually formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water.	Ester
D014975	Lutein	A xanthophyll found in the major LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES of plants. Dietary lutein accumulates in the MACULA LUTEA.	Lutein F,Lutein G,beta,epsilon-Carotene-3, 3'-Diol, (3R,3'R,6'S)-,beta,epsilon-Carotene-3,3'-diol, (3S,3'R,6'S)-,gamma Lutein,Lutein, gamma