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trans-β-Apo-8′-carotenal

~20% apocarotenal basis (UV-vis), suspension (oily)

Synonym(s):

Apocarotenal

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H40O
CAS Number:
1107-26-2
Molecular Weight:
416.64
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
NACRES:
NA.79
PubChem Substance ID:
57646806
EC Number:
214-171-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2064131
MDL number:
MFCD00042626

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Product Name

trans-β-Apo-8′-carotenal, ~20% apocarotenal basis (UV-vis), suspension (oily)

InChI key

DFMMVLFMMAQXHZ-DOKBYWHISA-N

InChI

1S/C30H40O/c1-24(13-8-9-14-25(2)16-11-18-27(4)23-31)15-10-17-26(3)20-21-29-28(5)19-12-22-30(29,6)7/h8-11,13-18,20-21,23H,12,19,22H2,1-7H3/b9-8+,15-10+,16-11+,21-20+,24-13+,25-14+,26-17+,27-18+

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)\C(C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C

biological source

corn (or maize)

form

suspension (oily)

concentration

~20% (apocarotenal, UV-vis)

color

black to brown
 brown to very dark brown

mp

138-141 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

100

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Application

trans-β-Apo-8′-carotenal has been used as an internal standard during vitamin E analysis.

Biochem/physiol Actions

trans-β-Apo-8′-carotenal is commercially available as a food colorant.
Natural carotenoid that is formed from β-carotene in vivo and is an inducer of cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A) in rats and in Ah-receptor-responsive mice.

Disclaimer

solidifies on refrigeration

General description

trans-β-Apo-8′-carotenal is a linear aldehydic carotenoid. It is naturally found in oranges, spinach, grass, tangerines and marigolds and thus, it is directly absorbed from the diet.

Physical form

Suspension of micronized crystals of apocarotenal dispersed in vegetable oils

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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BCCL8412
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BCCH7444
BCCG7331
BCCF0258

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Food Additive Toxicology, 60(6), 1121-1135 (1994)
Chi-Shuo Chen et al.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, (13) (2008-12-11)
Embryoid bodies (EB) are aggregates of embryonic stem cells. The most common way of creating these aggregates is the hanging drop method, a laborious approach of pipetting an arbitrary number of cells into well plates. The interactions between the stem
Uptake and metabolism of beta-apo-8?-carotenal, beta-apo-10?-carotenal, and beta-apo-13-carotenone in Caco-2 cells
Durojaye B, et al.
Journal of Lipid Research, 60(6), 1121-1135 (2019)
Fluorescence properties of the allenic carotenoid fucoxanthin: Analysis of the effect of keto carbonyl group by using a model compound, all-trans-beta-apo-8?-carotenal
Mimuro M, et al.
Journal of Luminescence, 51(1-3), 1-10 (1992)
P Astorg et al.
Nutrition and cancer, 27(3), 245-249 (1997-01-01)
To determine whether carotenoids can modulate xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes in mice, catalytic activities of several phase I and phase II enzymes have been measured in liver microsomes and cytosol of male Swiss mice fed diets containing beta-carotene, beta-apo-8'-carotenal, canthaxanthin, or astaxanthin
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