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beta-carotene-5,6-monoepoxide

Name(s)	beta-carotene-5,6-monoepoxide
Scientific name(s)
Formula	C40H56O
Molecular mass	552.872
IUPAC name	2,2,6-trimethyl-1-[(1E,3Z,5E,7E,9E,11Z,13E,15Z,17Z)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane; 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-[(1e,3z,5e,7e,9e,11z,13e,15z,17z)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaen-1-yl]-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane
INCHI	InChI=1S/C40H56O/c1-31(19-13-21-33(3)24-25-36-35(5)23-15-27-37(36,6)7)17-11-12-18-32(2)20-14-22-34(4)26-30-40-38(8,9)28-16-29-39(40,10)41-40/h11-14,17-22,24-26,30H,15-16,23,27-29H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,19-13+,20-14+,25-24-,30-26+,31-17-,32-18+,33-21-,34-22-
SMILE	C/C(/C=C/C=C(/C)\C=C/C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C)=C/C=C/C=C(\C)/C=C/C=C(/C)\C=C\C12OC1(C)CCCC2(C)C
CAS ID	Not available
PubChem ID	157010004
DrugBank ID	Not available
CHEBI ID	Not available

Description	Beta-carotene-5,6-monoepoxide is a member of the class of compounds known as xanthophylls. Xanthophylls are carotenoids containing an oxygenated carotene backbone. Carotenes are characterized by the presence of two end-groups (mostly cyclohexene rings, but also cyclopentene rings or acyclic groups) linked by a long branched alkyl chain. Carotenes belonging form a subgroup of the carotenoids family. Xanthophylls arise by oxygenation of the carotene backbone. Beta-carotene-5,6-monoepoxide is practically insoluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Beta-carotene-5,6-monoepoxide can be found in a number of food items such as yellow bell pepper, potato, orange bell pepper, and pepper (c. annuum), which makes beta-carotene-5,6-monoepoxide a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products.

Description

Beta-carotene-5,6-monoepoxide is a member of the class of compounds known as xanthophylls. Xanthophylls are carotenoids containing an oxygenated carotene backbone. Carotenes are characterized by the presence of two end-groups (mostly cyclohexene rings, but also cyclopentene rings or acyclic groups) linked by a long branched alkyl chain. Carotenes belonging form a subgroup of the carotenoids family. Xanthophylls arise by oxygenation of the carotene backbone. Beta-carotene-5,6-monoepoxide is practically insoluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Beta-carotene-5,6-monoepoxide can be found in a number of food items such as yellow bell pepper, potato, orange bell pepper, and pepper (c. annuum), which makes beta-carotene-5,6-monoepoxide a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products.