beta-Carotene

beta-Carotene is a red/orange-colored fat-soluble terpenoid with antioxidant properties. It can be enzymatically cleaved to produce vitamin A and retinoic acid. Vitamin A is important for vision and bone growth, while retinoic acid, through the retinoic acid receptor, plays an important role in cell differentiation.Formal Name: beta,beta-carotene. CAS Number: 7235-40-7. Synonyms: Food Orange 5, KPMK, Lucarotin, NSC 62794, Provatene, Provitamin A, Solatene. Molecular Formula: C40H56. Formula Weight: 536.9. Purity: >95%. Formulation: (Request formulation change), A crystalline solid. Solubility: DMF: 0.1 mg/ml, DMSO: 1 mg/ml, DMSO:PBS (pH 7.2) (1:10): 0.1 mg/ml. lambdamax: 278, 341, 446 nm. SMILES: C/C(=C\C=C/C=C(/C)\C=C/C=C(/C)\C=C/C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C)/C=C\C=C(\C)/C=C\C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C. InChi Code: InChI=1S/C40H56/c1-31(19-13-21-33(3)25-27-37-35(5)23-15-29-39(37,7)8)17-11-12-18-32(2)20-14-22-34(4)26-28-38-36(6)24-16-30-40(38,9)10/h11-14,17-22,25-28H,15-16,23-24,29-30H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,19-13+,20-14+,27-25+,28-26+,31-17+,32-18+,33-21+,34-22+. InChi Key: OENHQHLEOONYIE-JLTXGRSLSA-N. Origin: Synthetic.