What is the vitamin beta-Ionone and what is its function?
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While often confused with a vitamin, beta-ionone is actually a volatile organic compound that plants produce from the breakdown of carotenoids like beta-carotene. Though not a vitamin itself, this compound plays an essential role as a precursor in the metabolic pathway for synthesizing vitamin A in animals and is also widely used in fragrance and flavor industries.
