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Neoxanthin

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

(3S,3′S,5R,5′R,6R,6′S,9′-cis)-6,7-Didehydro-5′,6′-epoxy-5′,6′-dihydro-β,β-carotene-3,3′,5(6H)-triol, 9′-cis-Neoxanthin

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C40H56O4
CAS Number:
14660-91-4
Molecular Weight:
600.87
MDL number:
MFCD31631139
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

assay

≥97.0% (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

C/C(C([H])=[C@]=C1[C@](C)(O)C[C@@H](O)CC1(C)C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(/C=C/[C@@]2(O3)[C@@]3(C)C[C@@H](O)CC2(C)C)C

InChI

1S/C40H56O4/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-22-35-36(5,6)25-33(41)27-38(35,9)43)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)23-24-40-37(7,8)26-34(42)28-39(40,10)44-40/h11-21,23-24,33-34,41-43H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,24-23+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+/t22?,33-,34-,38+,39+,40-/m0/s1

InChI key

PGYAYSRVSAJXTE-CLONMANBSA-N

General description

Neoxanthin belongs to the class of carotenoids. It is an allenic xanthophyll and a precursor of the plant hormone abscisic acid, which is formed as the last product of carotenoid synthesis in green plants.

Application

Neoxanthin may be used as a reference standard in the determination of the analyte in fruits using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with diode array detector (DAD) and mass spectrometry (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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Lot/Batch Number
BCCN6766
BCCM8293
BCCL6441
BCCK1720
BCCK7857

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Identification of neoxanthin synthase as a carotenoid cyclase paralog.
Bouvier F, et al.
European Journal of Biochemistry, 267(21), 6346-6352 (2000)

Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
72994-1MG04061832863450