PubChem CID · CC0
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neurosporene
PubChem CID 5280789Formula C40H58MW 538.932 food sources
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from RHEA (EMBL-EBI/SIB) · peer-reviewed
15-cis-phytoene + 3 A = all-trans-neurosporene + 3 AH2
productRHEA:RHEA:30611 →
all-trans-zeta-carotene + A = all-trans-neurosporene + AH2
reactantRHEA:RHEA:30623 →
all-trans-neurosporene + A = all-trans-lycopene + AH2
1-hydroxy-all-trans-1,2-dihydro-neurosporene = all-trans-neurosporene + H2O
all-trans-neurosporene = beta-zeacarotene
Foods containing this compound
Annatto
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Carrot
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Orange, california, valencia, raw
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Orange, california, navel, raw
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Orange, florida, raw
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Orange, with peel, raw
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Watermelon, raw
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Orange, all commercial varieties, raw
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Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 5280789, public domain via NCBI. Culinary context + ingredient mappings are maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment fleet and continuously re-matched by the pairings engine. PubChem CID 5280789
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