Lycopene (kubva ku neo-Latin Lycopersicum, rudzi rwemadomasi) iine carotenoid hydrocarbon inopenya tsvuku inowanikwa mumadomasi nemimwe michero mitsvuku nemiriwo, yakadai semadomasi matsvuku, watermelon, gac, uye papayas, asi haisipo mumasitiroberi kana cherries. Kunyange lycopene iri chemakemikari carotene, haina vhitamini A chiitiko. Zvokudya zvisiri zvitsvuku zvinogonawo kunge zvine lycopene, zvakadai semasparagus uye parsley. Mumiti, algae, uye mamwe photosynthetic organisms, lycopene is a intermediate in the biosynthesis of many carotenoids, including beta-carotene, which is responsible for yellow, orange, or red pigmentation, photosynthesis, and photoprotection.
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