beta-Carotene

cas: 7235-40-7 — see every product listed under this CAS number, including other names

beta-Carotene (CAS 7235-40-7) is a chemical reagent available from Chemat. Available pack sizes: 250mg, 100mg, 10mg, 1x250mg. Offered by: Dr. Ehrenstorfer, TRC, HPC Standards.

brandDr. Ehrenstorfer
catalog numberDRE-CA11045800
cas7235-40-7
size250mg
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TRC 100mg price on request
TRC 10mg price on request
HPC Standards 1x250mg 328.07 Pln

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Beta-carotene is a cyclic carotene obtained by dimerisation of all-trans-retinol. A strongly-coloured red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruit and the most active and important provitamin A carotenoid. It has a role as a ferroptosis inhibitor, an antioxidant, a cofactor, a biological pigment, a provitamin A, a mouse metabolite, a plant metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a carotenoid beta-end derivative and a cyclic carotene.

Source: ChEBI

Identity
Molecular formulaC40H56
Molecular weight536.9 g/mol
IUPAC name1,3,3-trimethyl-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohexene
InChIKeyOENHQHLEOONYIE-JLTXGRSLSA-N
SMILESCC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C2=C(CCCC2(C)C)C)\C)\C)/C)/C

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