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Antheraxanthin

Antheraxanthin

  • CAT Number: R066538
  • CAS Number: 68831-78-7
  • Molecular Formula: C40H56O3
  • Molecular Weight: 584.885
  • Purity: ≥95%
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<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Antheraxanthin (CAS&nbsp;68831-78-7)&nbsp;&nbsp;is a bright yellow accessory pigment&nbsp;found in many organisms that perform photosynthesis.&nbsp;It is a xanthophyll cycle&nbsp;pigment, an oil-soluble alcohol within the xanthophyll&nbsp;subgroup of carotenoids. Antheraxanthin is both a component in and product of the cellular photoprotection&nbsp;mechanisms in photosynthetic plants.&nbsp;</span></span></span>

Catalog Number R066538
CAS Number 68831-78-7
Molecular Formula

C40H56O3

Purity 95%
Storage Store at -20°C
IUPAC Name (1R,3S,6S)-6-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(4R)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]-1,5,5-trimethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-3-ol
InChI InChI=1S/C40H56O3/c1-29(17-13-19-31(3)21-22-36-33(5)25-34(41)26-37(36,6)7)15-11-12-16-30(2)18-14-20-32(4)23-24-40-38(8,9)27-35(42)28-39(40,10)43-40/h11-24,34-35,41-42H,25-28H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,22-21+,24-23+,29-15+,30-16+,31-19+,32-20+/t34-,35+,39-,40+/m1/s1
InChIKey OFNSUWBAQRCHAV-OYQUVCAXSA-N
SMILES CC1=C(C(CC(C1)O)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC23C(CC(CC2(O3)C)O)(C)C)C)C
Reference

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">1.Duan, Shuiwang, and Thomas S. Bianchi. &quot;Seasonal changes in the abundance and composition of plant pigments in particulate organic carbon in the lower Mississippi and Pearl Rivers.&quot;&nbsp;<i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Estuaries and coasts</i>&nbsp;29.3 (2006): 427-442.<br />
2.Sandmann, Gerhard. &quot;Evolution of carotene desaturation: the complication of a simple pathway.&quot;&nbsp;<i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics</i>&nbsp;483.2 (2009): 169-174.</span></span></span>

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