Alpha-Carotene

CAS: 432-70-2

Ref. TR-C184245

Product Information

• Name: Alpha-Carotene
• Synonyms: all-trans-α-Carotene, α-Carotene,β,ε-Carotene, α-Carotene, all-trans- (8CI), (all-E)-1,3,3-Trimethyl-2-[3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadecanonaenyl]cyclohexene, Cyclohexene, 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-[3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadecanonaenyl]-, (all-E)-, Hi-Alpha, rac-α-Carotene, (all-E)-1,3,3-Trimethyl-2-[3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadecanonaenyl]-cyclohexene, Cyclohexene, 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-[3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadecanonaenyl]-, (all-E)-, α-Carotene, all-trans-
• CAS: 432-70-2

Description

Stability Light Sensitive, Temperature Sensitive
Applications α-Carotene is the second most common form of carotene. A high dietary intakes of α-Carotene and other carotenoids may decrease the risk of gastric cancer, but data from population studies are inconsistent.
References Larsson, S., et al.: Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 85, 497 (2007); Gallicchio, L., et al.: Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 88, 372 (2008); Peterson, C., et al.: Nutr. Cancer, 62, 728 (2010)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 536.87
• Formula: C₄₀H₅₆
• Color/Form: Orange to Very Dark Orange Solid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C40H56/c1-31(19-13-21-33(3)25-27-37-35(5)23-15-29-39(37,7)8)17-11-12-18-32(2)20-14-22-34(4)26-28-38-36(6)24-16-30-40(38,9)10/h11-14,17-23,25-28,37H,15-16,24,29-30H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,19-13+,20-14+,27-25+,28-26+,31-17+,32-18+,33-21+,34-22+
• InChI key: InChIKey=ANVAOWXLWRTKGA-JLTXGRSLSA-N
• SMILES: CC1=CCCC(C)(C)C1/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C