trans-Phytoene (Technical grade)

  • CAT Number: R055952
  • CAS Number: 540-04-5
  • Molecular Formula: C40H64
  • Molecular Weight: 544.952
  • Purity: ≥95%
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trans-Phytoene (Technical grade) (CAS&nbsp;540-04-5) is light yellow oil to off-white gel, used as the intermediate in the biosynthesis biosynthesis of carotenoids. &nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(116, 104, 92); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">&nbsp;</span>

Catalog Number R055952
CAS Number 540-04-5
Molecular Formula

C40H64

Purity 95%
Storage Store at -20C
IUPAC Name (6E,10E,14E,16E,18E,22E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,10,14,16,18,22,26,30-nonaene
InChI InChI=1S/C40H64/c1-33(2)19-13-23-37(7)27-17-31-39(9)29-15-25-35(5)21-11-12-22-36(6)26-16-30-40(10)32-18-28-38(8)24-14-20-34(3)4/h11-12,19-22,27-30H,13-18,23-26,31-32H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,35-21+,36-22+,37-27+,38-28+,39-29+,40-30+
InChIKey YVLPJIGOMTXXLP-KEKOKYSKSA-N
SMILES CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CC=CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)C)C)C)C
Reference

<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">1. Mazzucchi L, Xu Y, Harvey P. Stereoisomers of colourless carotenoids from the marine microalga dunaliella salina. Molecules. 2020 Jan;25(8):1880.<br />
2.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Fraser PD, Pinto ME, Holloway DE, Bramley PM. Application of high‐performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection to the metabolic profiling of plant isoprenoids. The Plant Journal. 2000 Nov;24(4):551-8.</span></span>

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