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Descriptor English: Lycopene
Descriptor Spanish: Licopeno
Descriptor licopeno
Entry term(s) LYC O MATO
LYC-O-MATO
LYCOMATO
Pro Licopeno
Pro-Licopeno
ProLicopeno
all trans licopeno
all-trans-licopeno
isómero (13-cis) del licopeno
isómero (7-cis,7'-cis,9-cis,9'-cis) del licopeno
isómero (cis) del licopeno
Scope note: Pigmento carotenoide y rojo producido por los tomates, por otros frutos rojos y verduras y por algas protosintéticas. Es un producto intermedio clave en la biosíntesis de otros carotenoides, y posee propiedades antioxidantes, anticarcinogénicas, radioprotectoras y antiinflamatorias.
Descriptor Portuguese: Licopeno
Descriptor French: Lycopène
Entry term(s): All trans Lycopene
All-trans-Lycopene
LYC O MATO
LYC-O-MATO
LYCOMATO
Lycopene, (13-cis)-isomer
Lycopene, (7-cis,7'-cis,9-cis,9'-cis)-isomer -
Lycopene, (cis)-isomer
Pro Lycopene
Pro-Lycopene
Prolycopene
Tree number(s): D02.455.326.271.665.202.216
D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.213
D02.455.849.131.216
D23.767.261.375
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000077276
Scope note: A carotenoid and red pigment produced by tomatoes, other red fruits and vegetables, and photosynthetic algae. It is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of other carotenoids, and has antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, radioprotective, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antioxidants
Radiation-Protective Agents
Anticarcinogenic Agents
Registry Number: SB0N2N0WV6
CAS Type 1 Name: psi, psi-Carotene
Public MeSH Note: 2019; LYCOPENE was indexed under CAROTENOIDS 1978-2018
History Note: 2019 (1978)
DeCS ID: 57579
Unique ID: D000077276
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2019/01/01
Date of Entry: 2018/07/09
Revision Date: 2018/02/27
Lycopene - Preferred
Concept UI M0064500
Scope note A carotenoid and red pigment produced by tomatoes, other red fruits and vegetables, and photosynthetic algae. It is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of other carotenoids, and has antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, radioprotective, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Preferred term Lycopene
LYC-O-MATO - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0383595
Preferred term LYC-O-MATO
Entry term(s) LYC O MATO
LYCOMATO
All-trans-Lycopene - Narrower
Concept UI M0496812
Preferred term All-trans-Lycopene
Entry term(s) All trans Lycopene
Lycopene, (7-cis,7'-cis,9-cis,9'-cis)-isomer - - Narrower
Concept UI M0312790
Preferred term Lycopene, (7-cis,7'-cis,9-cis,9'-cis)-isomer -
Entry term(s) Pro Lycopene
Pro-Lycopene
Prolycopene
Lycopene, (cis)-isomer - Narrower
Concept UI M0312791
Preferred term Lycopene, (cis)-isomer
Lycopene, (13-cis)-isomer - Narrower
Concept UI M0312789
Preferred term Lycopene, (13-cis)-isomer



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