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Carotene and Lipophilicity

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Difference between Carotene and Lipophilicity

Carotene vs. Lipophilicity

The term carotene (also carotin, from the Latin carota, "carrot") is used for many related unsaturated hydrocarbon substances having the formula C40Hx, which are synthesized by plants but in general cannot be made by animals (with the exception of some aphids and spider mites which acquired the synthesizing genes from fungi). Lipophilicity (from Greek λίπος "fat" and φίλος "friendly"), refers to the ability of a chemical compound to dissolve in fats, oils, lipids, and non-polar solvents such as hexane or toluene.

Similarities between Carotene and Lipophilicity

Carotene and Lipophilicity have 1 thing in common (in Unionpedia): Hydrocarbon.

Hydrocarbon

In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.

Carotene and Hydrocarbon · Hydrocarbon and Lipophilicity · See more »

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Carotene and Lipophilicity Comparison

Carotene has 106 relations, while Lipophilicity has 33. As they have in common 1, the Jaccard index is 0.72% = 1 / (106 + 33).

References

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