LYCOPENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lycopene mean? 

• LYCOPENE (noun)
  The noun LYCOPENE has 1 sense:

1. carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer

  Familiarity information: LYCOPENE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYCOPENE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lycopene" is a kind of...):

carotenoid (any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals)

 Context examples 

Phytoene is a colorless precursor of many carotenoids, including the antioxidant lycopene.

(Carbon C 13 Phytoene, NCI Thesaurus)

As an essential nutrient, lycopene is required in the animal diet.

(Lycopene, NCI Thesaurus)

Men received a placebo or an antioxidant supplement containing vitamins C, E and D, selenium, l-carnitine, zinc, folic acid and lycopene for at least three months and up to six months.

(Antioxidant supplements do not improve male fertility, National Institutes of Health)

Examples of bioactive compounds include lycopene, resveratrol, lignan, tannins, and indoles.

(Bioactive compound, NCI Dictionary)

Phytofluene is a colorless precursor of many carotenoids, including the antioxidant lycopene.

(Carbon C 13 Phytofluene, NCI Thesaurus)

Antioxidants include beta-carotene, lycopene, vitamins A, C, and E, and other natural and manufactured substances.

(Antioxidant, NCI Dictionary)

Carbon C 13 labeled lycopene used as a tracer for carotenoid metabolism studies in vivo.

(Carbon C 13 Lycopene, NCI Thesaurus)

In animals, carotenoids such as lycopene may possess antioxidant properties which may retard aging and many degenerative diseases.

(Lycopene, NCI Thesaurus)

Lycopene, a carotenoid pigment found in high concentrations in tomatoes as well as in other fruits and vegetables, serves as an antioxidant in vivo; its intake has been associated with a reduced risk of certain types of cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

(Carbon C 13 Lycopene, NCI Thesaurus)

After oral administration of carbon C 13 lycopene, in combination with C 13 labeled phytoene and phytofluene, the absorption kinetics, distribution patterns, metabolism and targets of these carotenoids can be measured upon imaging of the non-radioactive C 13.

(Carbon C 13 Lycopene, NCI Thesaurus)