CHEBI:28838 - lutein

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ChEBI Name lutein
ChEBI ID CHEBI:28838
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:43817, CHEBI:6576, CHEBI:27324
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Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): food colouring
A food additive that imparts colour to food. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food colours are from E 100 to E 199, divided into yellows (E 100-109), oranges (E 110-119), reds (E 120-129), blues and violets (E 130-139), greens (E 140-149), browns and blacks (E 150-159), and others (E 160-199).
plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Application(s): food colouring
A food additive that imparts colour to food. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food colours are from E 100 to E 199, divided into yellows (E 100-109), oranges (E 110-119), reds (E 120-129), blues and violets (E 130-139), greens (E 140-149), browns and blacks (E 150-159), and others (E 160-199).
Related Structures
lutein is a Functional Parent of
lutein 5,6-epoxide
Mass : 584.87084
Formula : C40H56O3
27448
lutein is a Structural Derivative of
(6'R)-beta,epsilon-carotene
Mass : 536.87264
Formula : C40H56
35147 		carotene
Definition : Hydrocarbon carotenoids.
 tetraterpene
Definition : A C40 terpene.
 terpene
Definition : A hydrocarbon of biological origin having carbon skeleton formally derived from isoprene [CH22C(CH3)CH2CH2].
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