Crocin

CAS: 42553-65-1

Ref. TR-C794945

Product Information

• Name: Crocin
• Synonyms: ß-D-Glucopyranose, 6-O-ß-D-glucopyranosyl-, 1,1'-[(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E)-2,6,11,15-tetramethyl-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-hexadecaheptaenedioate], 8,8'-Diapo-?,?-carotenedioic acid, bis(6-O-ß-D-glucopyranosyl-ß-D-glucopyranosyl) ester, Crocin (7CI), Crocetin bis(gentiobiosyl) ester, Crocetin di(ß-D-gentiobiosyl) ester, Crocetin di-ß-gentiobiosyl ester, Crocetin digentiobioside, Crocin 1, Crocin 4, Crocin A, Crocin I, all-trans-Crocetin di-ß-D-gentiobiosyl ester, trans-Crocetin di(ß-D-gentiobiosyl) ester, trans-Crocin-1, a-Crocin, 6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-1-O-[(2E,4E,6E,8E,10Z,12E,14Z)-16-{[(6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]methyl}-2,6,11,15-tetramethylheptadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-octaenoyl]-β-D-glucopyranose, 8,8′-Diapo-ψ,ψ-carotenedioic acid, bis(6-O-β-<span class="text-smallcaps">D</smallcap>-glucopyranosyl-β-<smallcap>D</span>-glucopyranosyl) ester, Crocetin di(β-<span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-gentiobiosyl) ester, Crocetin di-β-gentiobiosyl ester, Crocin (gardenia fruit, Kiriyasu Oil Yellow GY, Saffron, Saffron (Natural), Trans-crocin-1, all-trans-Crocetin di-β-<span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-gentiobiosyl ester, bis[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-({[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy}methyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl] (2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E)-2,6,11,15-tetramethylhexadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-heptaenedioate (non-preferred name), trans-Crocetin di(β-<span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-gentiobiosyl) ester, α-Crocin, β-<span class="text-smallcaps">D</smallcap>-Glucopyranose, 6-O-β-<smallcap>D</span>-glucopyranosyl-, 1,1′-[(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E)-2,6,11,15-tetramethyl-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-hexadecaheptaenedioate]

Description

Stability Light Sensitive
Applications Crocin, is a natural carotenoid derived the flowers crocus and gardenia. Crocin has been shown to be a potent antioxidant. It has also been shown to have an antiproliferative action against cancer cells in vitro, and also possessing possible antidepressant properties.
References Zheng, Y. Q., et al.: Brain Res., 1138, 86 (2006); Hosseinzadeh, H., et al.: PTR, 24 (5), 726 (2010); Ochiai, T., et al.: Biochim. Biophys. Acta., 1770(4), 578 (2006);

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 976.96
• Formula: C₄₄H₆₄O₂₄
• Color/Form: Dark Yellow Crystalline Powder
• InChI: InChI=1S/C44H64O24/c1-19(11-7-13-21(3)39(59)67-43-37(57)33(53)29(49)25(65-43)17-61-41-35(55)31(51)27(47)23(15-45)63-41)9-5-6-10-20(2)12-8-14-22(4)40(60)68-44-38(58)34(54)30(50)26(66-44)18-62-42-36(56)32(52)28(48)24(16-46)64-42/h5-14,23-38,41-58H,15-18H2,1-4H3/b6-5+,11-7+,12-8+,19-9+,20-10+,21-13+,22-14+/t23-,24-,25-,26-,27-,28-,29-,30-,31+,32+,33+,34+,35-,36-,37-,38-,41-,42-,43+,44+/m1/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=SEBIKDIMAPSUBY-MDOFEIHCSA-N
• SMILES: CC(/C=C/C=C(\C)C(=O)O[C@@H]1O[C@@H](CO[C@H]2O[C@@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]2O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(/C)C(=O)O[C@@H]1O[C@@H](CO[C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O