Astaxanthin

CAS: 472-61-7

Ref. TR-A790025

Product Information

• Name: Astaxanthin
• Synonyms: Astaxanthin (6CI), β-Carotene-4,4'-dione, 3,3'-dihydroxy-, all-trans- (8CI), (3S,3'S)-3,3'-Dihydroxy-β,β-carotene-4,4'-dione, (3S,3'S)-Astaxanthin, (3S,3'S)-all-trans-Astaxanthin, (S,S)-Astaxanthin, Aquasta, AstaREAL, AstaREAL A1010, AstaXin, Astabio AR 1, Astabio AR 5, Astacarox, Astareal ACT, Astared, Astax S, all-trans-, Astots 10O, Astots 5O, Astots ST, BioAstin, BioAstin oleoresin, Carophyll Pink, Lucantin Pink, NatuRose, Natupink, Ovoester, Puresta W 05, all-trans-(3S,3'S)-Astaxanthin, all-trans-Astaxanthin, trans-Astaxanthin
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Stability Light SensitiveApplications Carotenoid pigment found mostly in animal organisms, but also occuring in plants; thought to be the precursor of astacin. Animal studies indicate that it reduces blood glucose and ameliorates several parameters of the diabetic metabolic syndrome. It improves blood flow and vascular tone in models of hypertension.References Schroeder, W.A., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 270, 18374 (1995), Bertram, J.S., et al.: Biochem. Biophys. Acta, 1740, 170 (2005), Hussein, G., et al.: J. Nat. Prod., 69, 443 (2006)

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+/t35-,36-/m0/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=MQZIGYBFDRPAKN-OXBRSLPGSA-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@H](O)CC2(C)C)C(C)(C)C[C@@H](O)C1=O