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γ-Carotene

analytical standard

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C40H56
CAS Number:
472-93-5
Molecular Weight:
536.87
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
NACRES:
NA.24
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3226412

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Product Name

γ-Carotene, analytical standard

InChI

1S/C40H56/c1-32(2)18-13-21-35(5)24-15-26-36(6)25-14-22-33(3)19-11-12-20-34(4)23-16-27-37(7)29-30-39-38(8)28-17-31-40(39,9)10/h11-12,14-16,18-20,22-27,29-30H,13,17,21,28,31H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,22-14+,23-16+,26-15+,30-29+,33-19+,34-20+,35-24+,36-25+,37-27+

SMILES string

CC(/C=C/C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(\C=C\C=C(C)\CCC=C(C)C)C

InChI key

HRQKOYFGHJYEFS-BXOLYSJBSA-N

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥90.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

100

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Application

γ-Carotene may be used as a reference standard in the determination of γ-carotene in fruits using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) and mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS).

General description

γ-Carotene belongs to the class of carotenoids with provitamin A activity.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

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BCCK6866
BCCH2350
BCCD9308
BCCB6127

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Olives and Olive Oil in Health and Disease Prevention (2010)
Olives and Olive Oil in Health and Disease Prevention (2010)
Confirmation of the identity of the carotenoids of tropical fruits by HPLC-DAD and HPLC-MS.
Azevedo-Meleiro CH and Rodriguez-Amaya DB
J. Food Compos. Anal., 17(3-4), 385-396 (2004)

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