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a substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin, as carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the liver.[1925-30; PRO-1 + VITAMIN]
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provitamin A — n a provitamin of vitamin A esp CAROTENE * * * usually β carotene; however, the term is sometimes used more broadly to denote any of the provitamin A carotenoids … Medical dictionary
provitamin — [prō vīt′ə min] n. any ingested substance which can be converted to a vitamin within the organism … English World dictionary
Provitamin — Provitamine sind Vorstufen der Vitamine und müssen erst noch in diese umgewandelt werden, um für den Körper von Nutzen zu sein.[1] Da der Körper immer nur so viel Provitamine in Vitamine umwandelt, wie benötigt werden, ist eine Provitamin… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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provitamin A — noun an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver • Syn: ↑carotene, ↑carotin • Hypernyms: ↑provitamin • Hyponyms: ↑beta carotene * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Provitamin — A provitamin is a substance that can be converted into a vitamin by animal tissues.Similar to a prodrug that is metabolized into a drug.List of provitaminsee also* Prodrug … Wikipedia
Provitamin D3 — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name 7 Dehydrocholesterol Andere Namen (3S,10R,13R,17R) 10,13 Dimethyl 17 (6 met … Deutsch Wikipedia
provitamin — A substance that can be converted into a vitamin; e.g., β carotene. p. A trivial name for carotenoids exhibiting qualitatively the biologic activity of β carotene, i.e., vitamin A precursors (α , β , and γ carotene and cryptoxanthin); contained… … Medical dictionary
provitamin — provitaminas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiaga, organizme virstanti vitaminu. atitikmenys: angl. provitamin rus. провитамин … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
provitamin — noun vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues • Hypernyms: ↑hydrocarbon • Hyponyms: ↑provitamin A, ↑carotene, ↑carotin … Useful english dictionary
provitamin — noun Date: 1927 a precursor of a vitamin convertible into the vitamin in an organism … New Collegiate Dictionary
