all-trans-Canthaxanthin

CAS: 514-78-3

Ref. TR-C175735

Product Information

• Name: all-trans-Canthaxanthin
• Synonyms: β-Carotene-4,4'-dione, all-trans- (8CI), 4,4'-Diketo-β-carotene, 4,4'-Dioxo-β-carotene, C.I. 40850, C.I. Food Orange 8, Canthaxanthin, Canthaxanthine, Carophyll red, E 161g, Food Orange 8, Lucantin Red, NSC 374110, Roxanthin Red 10
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Stability Light SensitiveApplications Oral suntanning agentReferences Butler, M., et al.: Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 504, 154 (2010), Wenzel, M., et al.: Food Chem., 124, 1343 (2010), de la Fuente, J., et al.: J. Biotechnol., 148, 144 (2010),

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 564.84
• Formula: C₄₀H₅₂O₂
• Color/Form: Dark Red To Black
• InChI: InChI=1S/C40H52O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-35-33(5)37(41)25-27-39(35,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-36-34(6)38(42)26-28-40(36,9)10/h11-24H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+
• InChI key: InChIKey=FDSDTBUPSURDBL-DKLMTRRASA-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)CCC2(C)C)C(C)(C)CCC1=O