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γ-Carotene

≥90% (HPLC)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C40H56
CAS Number:
472-93-5
Molecular Weight:
536.87
MDL number:
MFCD29037199
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
PubChem Substance ID:
329758057
NACRES:
NA.32
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3226412

Product Name

γ-Carotene, ≥90% (HPLC)

SMILES string

CC(/C=C/C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(\C=C\C=C(C)\CCC=C(C)C)C

InChI key

HRQKOYFGHJYEFS-BXOLYSJBSA-N

InChI

1S/C40H56/c1-32(2)18-13-21-35(5)24-15-26-36(6)25-14-22-33(3)19-11-12-20-34(4)23-16-27-37(7)29-30-39-38(8)28-17-31-40(39,9)10/h11-12,14-16,18-20,22-27,29-30H,13,17,21,28,31H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,22-14+,23-16+,26-15+,30-29+,33-19+,34-20+,35-24+,36-25+,37-27+

assay

≥90% (HPLC)

form

solid

mol wt

536.87 g/mol

λ

in hexane (with 2% dichloromethane)

UV absorption

λ: 458-462 nm Amax

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

100

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Metabolite in carotenoid biosynthesis and the biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites.

General description

Research area: Cell Signaling

Carotenoids are tetraterpene pigments known for displaying a range of colors such as yellow, orange, red, and purple. They are mostly found in photosynthetic bacteria, certain species of archaea and fungi, algae, plants, and animals. γ-Carotene, characterized by its unsubstituted β-ionone rings, serves as a precursor to retinoids and is referred to as pro-vitamin A.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 63(5), 1622-1630 (2015-01-31)
Three new oxidative metabolites of lycopenes, (erythro)-lycopene-5,6-diol, (threo)-lycopene-5,6-diol, and 1,16-dehydro-2,6-cyclolycopene-5-ol B, and four new oxidative metabolites of γ-carotenes, 2',6'-cyclo-γ-carotene-1',5'-diol A, 2',6'-cyclo-γ-carotene-1',5'-diol B, (erythro)-γ-carotene-5,6-diol, and (threo)-γ-carotene-5,6-diol, were isolated as minor components from the aril of gac, Momordica cochinchinensis. These structures were
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Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv Ailsa Craig) fruit, at five stages of development, have been analyzed for their carotenoid and chlorophyll (Chl) contents, in vitro activities of phytoene synthase, phytoene desaturase, and lycopene cyclase, as well as expression of the
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