Decapreno-β-carotene

• Catalog No.: D212900
• CAS Number: 5940-03-4
• M. F.: C50H68
• M. W.: 669.07492

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E,21E,23E,25E)-3,7,11,16,20,24-hexamethyl-26-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)hexacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25-tridecaen-1-yl]-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohex-1-ene
• IUPAC Traditional name: 2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E,21E,23E,25E)-3,7,11,16,20,24-hexamethyl-26-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)hexacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25-tridecaen-1-yl]-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohex-1-ene
• Synonyms: C50-β-Carotene; (all-E)-1,1'-(3,7,11,16,20,24-Hexamethyl-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25-hexacosatridecaene-1,26-diyl)bis[2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexene; 1,1'-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E,21E,23E,25E)-3,7,11,16,20,24-Hexamethyl-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25-hexacosatridecaene-1,26-diyl]bis[2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexene

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 5940-03-4

DETAILS

Description (English)

An anlogue of β-Carotene (C184250). Decapreno-β-carotene is used as an internal standard for the quantification of the hydrocarbon carotenoids by HPLC.

REFERENCES

• Hemley, R., et al.: Biophysical J., 20, 377 (1977)
• Taylor, R.F, et al.: Methods Enzymol., 67, 233 (1977)