Kitol

• Catalog No.: K570500
• CAS Number: 4626-00-0
• M. F.: C40H60O2
• M. W.: 572.9032

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: [(1S,4S,5R,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dimethyl-4-[(1E,3E)-2-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)buta-1,3-dien-1-yl]-5-[(1E,3E,5E)-4-methyl-6-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)hexa-1,3,5-trien-1-yl]cyclohex-2-en-1-yl]methanol
• IUPAC Traditional name: [(1S,4S,5R,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dimethyl-4-[(1E,3E)-2-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)buta-1,3-dien-1-yl]-5-[(1E,3E,5E)-4-methyl-6-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)hexa-1,3,5-trien-1-yl]cyclohex-2-en-1-yl]methanol
• Synonyms: [1α,2α,5α(1E,3E),6β(1E,3E,5E)]-3,6-Dimethyl-5-[2-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3-butadienyl]-6-[4-methyl-6-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3,5-hexatrienyl]-3-cyclohexene-1,2-dimethanol; Kitol A; (1R,2S,5S,6R)-rel-3,6-Dimethyl-5-[(1E,3E)-2-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3-butadienyl]-6-[(1E,3E,5E)-4-methyl-6-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3,5-hexatrienyl]-3-cyclohexene-1,2-dimethanol

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 4626-00-0

DETAILS

Description (English)

Kitol is a natural retinol dimer obtained from mammalian liver oil. It is a provitamin A which can be converted to vitamin A.

REFERENCES

• Runge, F. et al.: J. Agric. Food Chem., 48, 47 (2000)
• Tsukida, K. et al.: Nip. Suis. Gak., 46, 1391 (2000)