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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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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

100

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

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

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+

InChI key

HRQKOYFGHJYEFS-BXOLYSJBSA-N

General description

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

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).

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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