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α-Carotene (natural)

α-Carotene (natural) structure

CAS No:
7488-99-5
Formula:
C40H56
Chemical Name:
α-Carotene (natural)
Synonyms:
β,ε-Carotene,(6′R)-;α-Carotene (natural);(6′R)-β,ε-Carotene;α-Carotene;(+)-α-Carotene;all-trans-α-Carotene;(6′R)-α-Carotene;24319-81-1;1469791-71-6
Categories:
Food Additives > Nutrition Supplements

Description

α-Carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, is used as an anti-metastatic agent or as an adjuvant for anti-cancer drugs. α-Carotene is isolated from yellow-orange and dark-green vegetables[1][2].

Solid

(6'R)-beta,epsilon-carotene is an alpha-carotene. It is an enantiomer of a (6'S)-beta,epsilon-carotene.

α-Carotene (natural) Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

536.87

Exact Mass：

536.87

EC Number：

200-838-9

UNII：

45XWE1Z69V

HScode：

32041990

Characteristics

PSA：

XLogP3：

15.45

Appearance：

Solid

Density：

0.9±0.1 g/cm3

Melting Point：

187.5 °C

Boiling Point：

644.9±35.0 °C at 760 mmHg

Flash Point：

341.2±20.8 °C

Refractive Index：

1.563

Storage Conditions：

-20°C

Specific rotation：

18643 +385° (c = 0.08 in benzene)

Safety Information

Packing level：

II; III

Hazard category：

4.1

Transport codes：

UN15936.1/PG3

wgk germany：

hazard class code：

40-67-36/37/38

safety instructions：

36/37-24/25-23

Marks：

Drug Information

MeSH Entry Terms：

alpha-carotene

α-Carotene (natural) Use and Manufacturing

Uses

carotene is used to provide a red-orange color in cosmetic formulations. It is the primary yellow coloring component of butter, carrots, and egg yolk. Carotene is found in plants as well as in many animal tissues. Carotene is a colorant and provitamin, being a hydrocarbon which is one of two subgroups of the carotenoids (yellow, orange, or red pig- ments). the other subgroup is xanthophylls. functions as a colorant with beta-apo-8-carotenal being a red-orange carotenoid and betabeing a yellow carotenoid. it is also a vitamin a precursor that is converted by the body to vitamin a. it is used in ice cream, cheese, and other dairy products.

Use Classification：

Lipids -> Prenol Lipids [PR] -> Isoprenoids [PR01] -> C40 isoprenoids (tetraterpenes) [PR0107]

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:536.9
XLogP3:13.6
Rotatable Bond Count:10
Exact Mass:536.438201786
Monoisotopic Mass:536.438201786
Heavy Atom Count:40
Complexity:1200
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count:1
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count:9
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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