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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 Level

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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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)

Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
B59608-100G04061838352637
B59608-25G04061836680558
05387-1MG04061838637390