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Fucoxanthin

Fucoxanthin structure

Fucoxanthin 

structure
  • CAS No:

    3351-86-8

  • Formula:

    C42H58O6

  • Chemical Name:

    Fucoxanthin

  • Synonyms:

    β,β-Carotene,3′-(acetyloxy)-6′,7′-didehydro-5,6-epoxy-5,5′,6,6′,7,8-hexahydro-3,5′-dihydroxy-8-oxo-,(3S,3′S,5R,5′R,6S,6′R)-;α-Carotene,6′,7′-didehydro-5,6-epoxy-4′,5,5′,6,7,8-hexahydro-3,3′,5′-trihydroxy-8-oxo-,3′-acetate,all-trans-;α-Carotene,6′,7′-didehydro-5,6-epoxy-4′,5,5′,6,7,8-hexahydro-3,3′,5′-trihydroxy-8-oxo-,3′-acetate;(3S,3′S,5R,5′R,6S,6′R)-3′-(Acetyloxy)-6′,7′-didehydro-5,6-epoxy-5,5′,6,6′,7,8-hexahydro-3,5′-dihydroxy-8-oxo-β,β-carotene;Fucoxanthin;Fucoxanthin,all-trans-;all-trans-Fucoxanthin;all-E-(3S,5R,6S,3′S,5′R,6′R)-Fucoxanthin;Sebatrol;Infinity 50;31063-71-5

  • Categories:

    Cosmetic Ingredient  >  Skin Conditioning

Description

Fucoxanthin is a marine carotenoid and shows anti-obesity, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities.


Fucoxanthin is an epoxycarotenol that is found in brown seaweed and which exhibits anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidative and neuroprotective properties. It has a role as an algal metabolite, a CFTR potentiator, a food antioxidant, a neuroprotective agent, a hypoglycemic agent, an apoptosis inhibitor, a hepatoprotective agent, a marine metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is an epoxycarotenol, an acetate ester, a secondary alcohol, a tertiary alcohol and a member of allenes.

Fucoxanthin Basic Attributes

658.91

658.91

06O0TC0VSM

29153900

Characteristics

96.4

7.70

Crystalline Powder.

1.1±0.1 g/cm3

168 °C

786.5±60.0 °C at 760 mmHg

14℃

1.563

-20°C

D18 +72.5 ±9° (chloroform)

Safety Information

UN1170 - class 3 - PG 2 - Ethanol, solution

3

11

7-16-24/25

F

P210-P280-P305 + P351 + P338-P337 + P313-P403 + P235

H225-H319

|Warning|H319 (100%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]|P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, and P337+P313|The GHS information provided by 1 company from 1 notification to the ECHA C&L Inventory.

Drug Information

fucoxanthin

Fucoxanthin Use and Manufacturing

Uses

Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid that occurs naturally in certain algae.It significantly reduces abdominal white adipose tissue (WAT) in mice and rats when included in their diet. Fucoxanthin increases the amount of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), a fatty acid-stimulated protein involved in respiration and thermogenesis in WAT of mice and rats. In KK-Ay mice, which are used to model obese type 2 diabetics with hyperinsulinemia, fucoxanthin reduces WAT gain and also decreases blood glucose and plasma insulin levels.

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

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:658.9
XLogP3:8.1
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:6
Rotatable Bond Count:12
Exact Mass:658.42333957
Monoisotopic Mass:658.42333957
Topological Polar Surface Area:96.4
Heavy Atom Count:48
Complexity:1530
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count:5
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count:7
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:No

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