CAS 3351-86-8 appears in our catalog under these names: Fucoxanthin/ 99.39% (existing batch purity), Fucoxanthin (all–trans–Fucoxanthin), Fucoxanthine - 10%, Fucoxanthine, Fucoxanthine - 50%. Offered by: TargetMol, GLPBio, Biosynth, MedChemExpress, HPC Standards. Available pack sizes: 1mg, 2mg, 5mg, 10mg, 25mg, 50mg, 100mg, 500mg.
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 a hypoglycemic agent, a hepatoprotective agent, a neuroprotective agent, a CFTR potentiator, an apoptosis inhibitor, a marine metabolite, a plant metabolite, a food antioxidant and an algal metabolite. It is a tertiary alcohol, an epoxycarotenol, a secondary alcohol, a member of allenes and an acetate ester.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C42H58O6 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 658.9 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | [(1S,3R)-3-hydroxy-4-[(3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E)-18-[(1S,4S,6R)-4-hydroxy-2,2,6-trimethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-17-oxooctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15-octaenylidene]-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl] acetate |
| InChIKey | SJWWTRQNNRNTPU-ABBNZJFMSA-N |
| SMILES | C/C(=C\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C=C(/C)\C(=O)C[C@]12[C@](O1)(C[C@H](CC2(C)C)O)C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C=C3[C@](C[C@H](CC3(C)C)OC(=O)C)(C)O |
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