Product Information
Name:(rac./meso)-Astaxanthin
Controlled Product
Synonyms:
- β,β-Carotene-4,4'-dione
- 3,3'-dihydroxy-
- β-Carotene-4,4'-dione
- 3,3'-dihydroxy- (8CI)
- 3,3'-Dihydroxy-β,β-carotene-4,4'-dione
- 3,3'-Dihydroxy-β-carotene-4,4'-dione
- Astaxanthin (synthetic)
Brand:TRC
Description:Applications (rac./meso)-Astaxanthin is a carotenoid pigment responsible for the red colour in many fish and birds such as salmon and flamingoes.References Storebakken, T., et al.: Aquaculture, 65, 279 (1987); Fox, D. L., et al.: Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B, 6, 1 (1962)
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Chemical properties
Molecular weight:596.84
Formula:C40H52O4
Color/Form:Neat
InChI:InChI=1S/C40H52O4/c1-27(17-13-19-29(3)21-23-33-31(5)37(43)35(41)25-39(33,7)8)15-11-12-16-28(2)18-14-20-30(4)22-24-34-32(6)38(44)36(42)26-40(34,9)10/h11-24,35-36,41-42H,25-26H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,27-15+,28-16+,29-19+,30-20+
InChI key:InChIKey=MQZIGYBFDRPAKN-QISQUURKSA-N
SMILES:CC1=C(/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C2=C(C)C(=O)C(O)CC2(C)C)C(C)(C)CC(O)C1=O
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