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32993

Canthaxanthin (trans)

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

β-Carotin-4,4′-dione, E 161g

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C40H52O2
CAS Number:
514-78-3
Molecular Weight:
564.84
NACRES:
NA.24
E Number:
E161g
PubChem Substance ID:
329754427
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
EC Number:
208-187-2
MDL number:
MFCD00016364
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1898520

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InChI key

FDSDTBUPSURDBL-DKLMTRRASA-N

InChI

1S/C40H52O2/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-23-35-33(5)37(41)25-27-39(35,7)8)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)22-24-36-34(6)38(42)26-28-40(36,9)10/h11-24H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+

SMILES string

CC(=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C1=C(C)C(=O)CCC1(C)C)\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C2=C(C)C(=O)CCC2(C)C

biological source

synthetic

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥95.0%

form

solid

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

color

brown to very dark red-brown

mp

201.6-201.7 °C

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

100

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General description

Canthaxanthin, a diketocarotenoid, belongs to the class of carotenoids and is a strong antioxidant found in many living organisms. The potential antioxidant behavior of canthaxanthin is attributed to the presence of conjugated double bonds in its structure. It is responsible for the animal displays of maturity and the scavenging of reactive oxygen species in plant and animal tissues.

Application

Canthaxanthin (trans) may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in new soil Dietzia sp. and red coral (Corallium rubrum) samples by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique.
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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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BCCP3539
BCCM8995
BCCL4727
BCCK4959
BCCH4127

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Determination of canthaxanthin in the red coral (Corallium rubrum) from Marseille by HPLC combined with UV and MS detection
Cvejic J, et al.
Marine biology, 152(4), 855-862 (2007)
Hiromi Arima et al.
FEMS microbiology ecology, 79(1), 34-45 (2011-11-10)
The phylogeny of the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc commune and its neighboring Nostoc species was studied using molecular genetic and chemotaxonomic approaches. At least eight genotypes of N. commune were characterized by the differences among 16S rRNA gene sequences and the
Eric Giraud et al.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 892, 173-183 (2012-05-25)
Some aerobic photosynthetic bacteria produce a cocktail of carotenoids, some of them being of a high economic value. A good example is the photosynthetic Bradyrhizobium sp. strain ORS278, which synthesizes, in addition to the photosynthetic carotenoid spirilloxanthin, large amounts of
Jin Niu et al.
The British journal of nutrition, 108(1), 80-91 (2011-12-07)
Penaeus monodon (mean initial wet weight 1·19 (SE 0·01) g) were fed seven diets in triplicate: a control diet (D1) without carotenoids; three diets formulated to supply 0·1 % astaxanthin alone (D2), 0·2 % astaxanthin alone (D3), and a combination
Johan Lugtenburg et al.
Acta biochimica Polonica, 59(1), 11-16 (2012-03-20)
Carotenoids and their metabolites are essential factors for the maintenance of important life processes such as photosynthesis. Animals cannot synthesize carotenoids de novo, they must obtain them via their food. In order to make intensive animal husbandry possible and maintain
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