| ID | TO:0000289 |
|---|---|
| DEFINITION | "A carotenoid content trait (TO:0000496) which is the amount of carotene (CHEBI:23042) in a plant structure (PO:0009011)." [Gramene:pankaj_jaiswal, ISBN:198506732, TO:cooperl] |
| XREF | CHEBI:23042TO_GIT:24 |
| COMMENT | Carotenes are a group of naturally occurring tetraterpenes (carotenoids) that are synthesized only in plants, and unlike the xanthophylls, do not contain any oxygen. |
| SYNONYM | None |
| IS_A | TO:0000496 ! carotenoid content |
| PUBMED | PUBMED |