Steroid
[ Steroid ] Any of a class of organic compounds that contains four rings of carbon atoms (three six-membered and one five). They include certain alkaloids, hormones and vitamins.
[ Steroid ] Any of a class of organic compounds that contains four rings of carbon atoms (three six-membered and one five). They include certain alkaloids, hormones and vitamins.
[ Inorganic_Nutrient ] A nutrient comprised of non-organic compounds such as minerals.
[ Vitamin ] Any a class of organic nutrients or other compounds that are essential for normal metabolic function. Vitamins are broadly categorised as water-soluble (such as vitamins B and C) and fat-soluble (A, D, E and K).
[ alcohol ] Alcohols are any of a group of volatile, flammable, colourless organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl (OH) group bound to a carbon atom. They are the natural product of the fermentation of sugars and include methanol… Read More »Alcohol
[ Phenolic_Acid, Phenolcarboxylic_Acid ] Any of a group of aromatic phytochemicals containing a phenolic ring and an organic carboxylic acid function. They are common throughout the plant kingdom. There is interest in phenolic acids for their potential as protection against… Read More »Phenolic Acid
[ Terpine ] A class of aromatic organic hydrocarbons found in nearly every living creature and abundant in the essential oils of plants and flowers. They are similar to terpenoids, which differ by their additional functional groups. There is considerable… Read More »Terpene
[ Carbohydrate, Carb, Saccharide ] A group of organic compounds occurring in living tissues, comprising of sugars, starches, and cellulose. Carbohydrates can be divided into four chemical groups: monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. Shorter-chain carbohydrates (monosaccharides and disaccharides) are generally… Read More »Carbohydrate
[ Amino acid ] A simple organic compound containing containing both an amine (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) functional group, along with a side-chain (R group), which is specific to each amino acid. Amino acids are the building blocks of… Read More »Amino acid
[ Carotenoid, keto-carotenoid ] Fat-soluable organic pigments found in the chloroplasts and chromoplasts of plants and certain bacteria and fungi. They are tetraterpenoids and range in colour from yellow to red and are responsible for the colour of carrots and… Read More »Carotenoid
[ Alicyclic compound ] Relating to organic compounds which have a cyclic structure with aliphatic properties (such as cyclohexane). Also see: Aromatic compound Aliphatic compound