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α-Cryptoxanthin

≥90.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

α-Caroten-3-ol, (3R,6′R)-β,ε-Caroten-3-ol, Physoxanthin, Zeinoxanthin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C40H56O
CAS Number:
24480-38-4
Molecular Weight:
552.87
MDL number:
MFCD29918146
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
PubChem Substance ID:
329761749
NACRES:
NA.32
Assay:
≥90.0% (HPLC)
Form:
solid
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Quality Level

100

assay

≥90.0% (HPLC)

form

solid

λ

in hexane (with 2% dichloromethane)

UV absorption

λ: 450 nm±10 nm Amax

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(/C=C/C1=C(C)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@@H]2C(C)(C)CCC=C2C)C

InChI

1S/C40H56O/c1-30(18-13-20-32(3)23-25-37-34(5)22-15-27-39(37,7)8)16-11-12-17-31(2)19-14-21-33(4)24-26-38-35(6)28-36(41)29-40(38,9)10/h11-14,16-26,36-37,41H,15,27-29H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,18-13+,19-14+,25-23+,26-24+,30-16+,31-17+,32-20+,33-21+/t36-,37+/m1/s1

InChI key

NBZANZVJRKXVBH-NHWXEJKLSA-N

General description

α-Cryptoxanthin is a derivative of asymmetric α-carotene (β,ε-carotene) and belongs to the carotenoid family. It is one of the major xanthophylls present in the human brain. α-Cryptoxanthin is found in carrot leaves and autumn olive.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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BCCP0065
BCCL6637
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BCCJ2758

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Jörg Schlatterer et al.
The British journal of nutrition, 96(2), 371-376 (2006-08-23)
Xanthophylls have attracted a lot of interest since their health benefits were documented. Unfortunately, studying their intestinal absorption is often affected by high baseline levels present in the fasting plasma. As alpha-cryptoxanthin is rarely found in the traditional European diet
Jörg Schlatterer et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 53(16), 6355-6361 (2005-08-04)
Citrus fruits contain a wide range of bioactive compounds. Their carotenoid fraction is inter alia dominated by structural cryptoxanthin isomers as beta-cryptoxanthin and zeinoxanthin. Both xanthophylls were identified in saponified citrus fruit extracts by comparison to reference compounds extracted from
Analysis of ?-Cryptoxanthin, ?-Cryptoxanthin, ? -Carotene, and ?-Carotene of Pandanus Conoideus Oil by High-performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Sarungallo Z L, et al.
Procedia Food Science, 3, 231-243 (2015)
Fruit of Autumn Olive: A Rich Source of Lycopene
Fordham I M, et al.
Hortscience: a Publication of the American Society For Horticultural Science Hortscience, 36(3), 1136-1137 (2001)

Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
69553-1MG04061824212006

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