γ-Carotene
- Product Name
- γ-Carotene
- CAS No.
- 472-93-5
- Chemical Name
- γ-Carotene
- Synonyms
- Γ-CAROTENE;g-Carotene;GAMMACAROTENE;gamma-Carotene >=90% (HPLC);Carotene Impurity 2(Carotene EP Impurity B)(γ-Carotene)
- CBNumber
- CB31180115
- Molecular Formula
- C40H56
- Formula Weight
- 536.89
- MOL File
- 472-93-5.mol
γ-Carotene Property
- Melting point:
- 152-153.5°; mp 177.5°
- Boiling point:
- 644.94°C (rough estimate)
- Density
- 0.9380 (estimate)
- refractive index
- 1.5630 (estimate)
- storage temp.
- -20°C
- λmax
- λ: 458-462 nm Amax
- BRN
- 3226412
Safety
- WGK Germany
- 3
N-Bromosuccinimide Price
- Product number
- 54765
- Product name
- γ-Carotene
- Purity
- ≥90% (HPLC)
- Packaging
- 1mg
- Price
- $787
- Updated
- 2024/03/01
- Product number
- 05387
- Product name
- γ-Carotene
- Purity
- analytical standard
- Packaging
- 1mg
- Price
- $769
- Updated
- 2024/03/01
- Product number
- PXT0002185
- Product name
- GAMMA-CAROTENE
- Purity
- 95.00%
- Packaging
- 5MG
- Price
- $501.83
- Updated
- 2021/12/16
- Product number
- FC32341
- Product name
- gamma-Carotene
- Packaging
- 1mg
- Price
- $560
- Updated
- 2021/12/16
- Product number
- FC32341
- Product name
- gamma-Carotene
- Packaging
- 2mg
- Price
- $1060
- Updated
- 2021/12/16
γ-Carotene Chemical Properties,Usage,Production
Uses
γ-Carotene may be used as a reference standard in the determination of γ-carotene in fruits using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) and mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS).
Definition
ChEBI: A cyclic carotene obtained by the cyclisation of lycopene.
General Description
γ-Carotene is a plant carotenoid with provitamin A activity.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Metabolite in carotenoid biosynthesis and the biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites.
Purification Methods
Purify γ-carotene by chromatography on alumina [Grade II in pet ether (b 60-80o) and elute with *C6H6], or magnesia columns. When crystallised from *C6H6/MeOH (2:1), it had m 177.5o. Store it in the dark, under an inert atmosphere at 0o, or in an evacuated tube at -20o. The purity is verified by TLC on Ca(OH)2/Kieselgel (8:2) using pet ether (b 60-80o) as eluant. [Manchand et al. J Chem Soc 2019 1965, Beilstein 5 III 2453, 5 IV 2617.]