provitamin in English

noun
1
a substance that is converted into a vitamin within an organism.
Beta carotene, a provitamin found in plants and their pigments, is a benign source of vitamin A and is an antioxidant with possible anticarcinogenic properties.

Use "provitamin" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "provitamin" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "provitamin", or refer to the context using the word "provitamin" in the English Dictionary.

1. 23 Ingredient: Shea butter, amino acid and provitamin B5 etc.

2. The accumulation trend of total provitamin A showed linear curve,[Sentencedict] and it reach to the highest value in the 27th day after pollination.

3. Alpine rose and apricot extracts in combination with other activating substances (provitamin B5, vitamin E, allantoin, etc. ) make this lotion particularly delicate and have a moisture-regulating effect on dry and cracked hands.

4. Because the conversion of retinol from provitamin carotenoids by the human body is actively regulated by the amount of retinol available to the body, the conversions apply strictly only for vitamin A-deficient humans.