Products 514-78-3

CAS 514-78-3 appears in our catalog under these names: Canthaxanthin, all-trans-Canthaxanthin, >95% (HPLC), Canthaxanthin/ 99.1% (existing batch purity), Canthaxanthin (E 161g), all-trans-Canthaxanthin - Technical grade. Offered by: Chemat Brand, TRC, TargetMol, GLPBio, Biosynth. Available pack sizes: on request, 10mg, 25mg, 5mg, 1mg, 2mg, 50mg, 100mg.

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Canthaxanthin is a carotenone that consists of beta,beta-carotene bearing two oxo substituents at positions 4 and 4'. It has a role as a biological pigment, a fungal metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a food colouring. It derives from a hydride of a beta-carotene.

Source: ChEBI

Identity
Molecular formulaC40H52O2
Molecular weight564.8 g/mol
IUPAC name2,4,4-trimethyl-3-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxocyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohex-2-en-1-one
InChIKeyFDSDTBUPSURDBL-DKLMTRRASA-N
SMILESCC1=C(C(CCC1=O)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C2=C(C(=O)CCC2(C)C)C)\C)\C)/C)/C

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