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b-cryptoxanthin palmitate

Name(s)	b-cryptoxanthin palmitate
Scientific name(s)
Formula	C56H86O2
Molecular mass	791.2808
IUPAC name	[3,5,5-trimethyl-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohex-3-en-1-yl] hexadecanoate; 3,5,5-trimethyl-4-[(1e,3e,5e,7e,9e,11e,13e,15e,17e)-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]cyclohex-3-en-1-yl hexadecanoate
INCHI	InChI=1S/C56H86O2/c1-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-37-54(57)58-51-43-50(7)53(56(10,11)44-51)41-39-48(5)35-28-33-46(3)31-26-25-30-45(2)32-27-34-47(4)38-40-52-49(6)36-29-42-55(52,8)9/h25-28,30-35,38-41,51H,12-24,29,36-37,42-44H2,1-11H3/b26-25+,32-27+,33-28+,40-38+,41-39+,45-30+,46-31+,47-34+,48-35+
SMILE	CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1CC(C)=C(\C=C\C(\C)=C\C=C\C(\C)=C\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C2=C(C)CCCC2(C)C)C(C)(C)C1
CAS ID	25671-24-3
PubChem ID	12097311
DrugBank ID	Not available
CHEBI ID	Not available

Description	B-cryptoxanthin palmitate 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. B-cryptoxanthin palmitate is practically insoluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). B-cryptoxanthin palmitate can be found in papaya, which makes B-cryptoxanthin palmitate a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product.

Description

B-cryptoxanthin palmitate 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. B-cryptoxanthin palmitate is practically insoluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). B-cryptoxanthin palmitate can be found in papaya, which makes B-cryptoxanthin palmitate a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product.