Chemicals and Drugs

Betaxanthins

Conjugates of betalamic acid with AMINO ACIDS. Some of them are yellow COLORING AGENTS in the Caryophyllales order of PLANTS. This should not be confused with xanthin which is a term used for CAROTENES nor with XANTHINES.

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Conjugates of betalamic acid with AMINO ACIDS. Some of them are yellow COLORING AGENTS in the Caryophyllales order of PLANTS. This should not be confused with xanthin which is a term used for CAROTENES nor with XANTHINES.

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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2006

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  1. D02w.092w.877.233w.555
  2. D02w.675w.276.136w.555
  3. D03w.132w.124w.750
  4. D03w.383.621.080w.750

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Betaxanthins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050860. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050860
  2. Betaxanthins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73591434