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Descriptor English: Canthaxanthin
Descriptor Spanish: Cantaxantina
Descriptor cantaxantina
Scope note: Pigmento transcarotenoide amplianmente distribuido en la naturaleza. Se utiliza el compuesto como agente bronceador oral y como agente que da color a alimentos o a fármacos. La ingestión oral del compuesto causa retinopatía por cantaxantina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cantaxantina
Descriptor French: Canthaxanthine
Entry term(s): C.I. 40850
Canthaxanthine
Carophyll Red
Food Orange 8
Orobronze
Roxanthin Red 10
Tree number(s): D02.455.326.271.665.202.868.249
D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.887.249
D02.455.849.131.868.249
D23.767.261.887.249
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016644
Scope note: A trans-carotenoid pigment widely distributed in nature. The compound is used as an oral suntanning agent and as a food and drug coloring agent. Oral ingestion of the compound causes canthaxanthin retinopathy.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Antioxidants
Registry Number: 4C3C6403MU
CAS Type 1 Name: beta,beta-Carotene-4,4'-dione
Previous Indexing: Antioxidants (1966-1991)
Carotene/analogs & derivatives (1975-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92; CANTHAXANTHIN was indexed under CAROTENE/analogs & derivatives 1978-91
Online Note: use CANTHAXANTHIN (NM) to search CANTHAXANTHIN 1980-91
History Note: 92; was CANTHAXANTHIN (NM) 1978-91
DeCS ID: 30216
Unique ID: D016644
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/01/24
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Canthaxanthin - Preferred
Concept UI M0025364
Scope note A trans-carotenoid pigment widely distributed in nature. The compound is used as an oral suntanning agent and as a food and drug coloring agent. Oral ingestion of the compound causes canthaxanthin retinopathy.
Preferred term Canthaxanthin
Entry term(s) Canthaxanthine
Roxanthin Red 10 - Narrower
Concept UI M0351958
Preferred term Roxanthin Red 10
Food Orange 8 - Narrower
Concept UI M0351960
Preferred term Food Orange 8
Orobronze - Narrower
Concept UI M0351959
Preferred term Orobronze
C.I. 40850 - Narrower
Concept UI M0351962
Preferred term C.I. 40850
Carophyll Red - Narrower
Concept UI M0351961
Preferred term Carophyll Red



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