Medical Definition of Beta-carotene cleavage enzyme

1. An enzyme catalyzing the reaction of beta-carotene plus O2 producing two retinals. Synonym: beta-carotene cleavage enzyme, carotenase, carotinase. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beta-carotene Cleavage Enzyme

beta-allocortolone
beta-allopregnanediol
beta-amino acid
beta-amino acids
beta-aminoisobutyrate:pyruvate aminotransferase
beta-aminoisobutyric acid
beta-aminoisobutyric acid oxidase
beta-amylase
beta-amyloid
beta-aspartyl(acetylglucosamine)
beta-aspartyldipeptidase
beta-beam
beta-blocker
beta-carboline-2-N-methyltransferase
beta-carotene
beta-carotene cleavage enzyme (current term)
beta-carotene hydroxylase
beta-cell src-homology tyrosine kinase
beta-chlorovinyldichloroarsine
beta-corticotropin
beta-cortol
beta-cortolone
beta-cyclohexenyl carotenoid epoxidase
beta-cyclopiazonate dehydrogenase
beta-cystathionase
beta-d-galactosidase
beta-d-glucosidase
beta-d-glucuronidase
beta-d-glucuronidase deficiency

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