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alpha-carotene

Name(s)	alpha-carotene
Scientific name(s)
Formula	C40H56
Molecular mass	536.8726
IUPAC name	1,3,3-trimethyl-2-[(1e,3e,5e,7e,9e,11e,13e,15e,17e)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-[(1r)-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl]octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaen-1-yl]cyclohex-1-ene
INCHI	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/h11-14,17-23,25-28,37H,15-16,24,29-30H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,19-13+,20-14+,27-25+,28-26+,31-17+,32-18+,33-21+,34-22+/t37-/m0/s1
SMILE	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/[C@H]1C(C)=CCCC1(C)C
CAS ID	7488-99-5
PubChem ID	4369188
DrugBank ID	Not available
CHEBI ID	35147

Description	Widespread carotenoid, e.g. in carrots and palm oil. Has vitamin A activity but less than that of b-Carotene_x000D_ _x000D_ Apha-carotene is one of the primary isomer of carotene. plasma levels of alpha-carotene is positively associated with the detection rate of (theaflatoxin B1)AFB1-DNA adducts in a dose-dependent manner, whereas plasma lycopene level was inversely related to the presence of the adducts in urine.(PMID: 9214602). alpha-Carotene is found in many foods, some of which are cloves, shallot, cumin, and potato.

Description

Widespread carotenoid, e.g. in carrots and palm oil. Has vitamin A activity but less than that of b-Carotene_x000D_ _x000D_ Apha-carotene is one of the primary isomer of carotene. plasma levels of alpha-carotene is positively associated with the detection rate of (theaflatoxin B1)AFB1-DNA adducts in a dose-dependent manner, whereas plasma lycopene level was inversely related to the presence of the adducts in urine.(PMID: 9214602). alpha-Carotene is found in many foods, some of which are cloves, shallot, cumin, and potato.