Beta-Zeacarotene β-Zeacarotene is a carotenoid. It is used as a coloring agent in the food and pharmaceutical industries. First reported in 1953 it was discovered to occur in small quantities when the fungus Phycomyces blakeseeanus was grown with diphenylamine a compound that inhibits the synthesis of beta-carotene.
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