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Terpenoids as secondary metabolites

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Carotenoids are a type of brightly coloured terpenoid. The example here is ?-carotene, which gives many organisms an orange colour. Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) receive ?-carotene in their diet, primarily from eating shellfish.
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